Hanna

See also: hanna

English

Etymology 1

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

Proper noun

Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

1. (uncommon) A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
2. (rare) A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
3. A town in Alberta, Canada.
4. A village in Poland.
5. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
   2. A town in Oklahoma.
   3. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
   4. A town in Wyoming.

Etymology 2

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaigh (“descendant of Annadh”) under influence from Hanna and Hannah. As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.

Proper noun

Hanna

1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
2. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
   2. An unincorporated community in South Dakota.
   3. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah.
   4. A ghost town in Missouri.

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hannah, Hannay, Hanney

Anagrams

• Hanan

Danish

Proper noun

Hanna

1. (biblical) Hannah.
2. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hannah

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑ.naː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Han‧na

Proper noun

Hanna f

1. Hannah (Biblical character).
2. a female given name

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnːɑ/, [ˈ(h)ɑnːɑ]

Proper noun

Hanna

1. Hannah (biblical character)
2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
3. a female given name of biblical origin, also short form of Johanna

Faroese

Proper noun

Hanna

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Hanna: Honnuson or Hannuson
• daughter of Hanna: Honnudóttir or Hannudóttir

Declension

Singular Indefinite Nominative Honna Accusative Honnu Dative Honnu Genitive Honnu

Singular Indefinite Nominative Hanna Accusative Hannu Dative Hannu Genitive Hannu

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Han‧na

Proper noun

Hanna

1. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, also a short form of Johanna
   • 1997, Leena Lander, Iloisen kotiinpaluun asuinsijat, WSOY, →ISBN, page 73:

     ―Hanna. Se on kaunis nimi. Ja niin osuva. Tulee hebreasta, merkitsee armoa. Kuka sen keksi?

     ―Hanna. It's a beautiful name. And so fitting. It's from Hebrew and means "grace". Who came up with it?

   • 2015, Helena Ruuska, Elämän kirjailija Eeva Joenpelto, WSOY, →ISBN, page 165:

     ―Hannalla on suomalaisessa kirjallisuudessa monta kaimaa, monta nuorta naista, jotka heräävät omaan naiseuteensa. J.L.Runebergin idyllieepoksessa Hanna (1836) papintytär rakastuu kaupungista saapuvaan opiskelijanuorukaiseen ja kokee ensirakkautensa kesäisessä idyllissä. Toisenlaisen kasvutarinan kertoo Minna Canth viisikymmentä vuotta myöhemmin pienoisromaanissa Hanna (1886), jossa nimihenkilö herää huomaamaan naisen alistetun aseman.

     Hanna shares her name with quite a few young women coming to terms with their femininity in Finnish literature. In J.L.Runeberg's idyllic epic Hanna (1836), a daughter of a priest falls in love with a city-dwelling young student and experiences her first love in a summer idyll. Another kind of growing up story is told fifty years later by Minna Canth in her novella Hanna (1886), where the eponymous main character comes to realize women's subservient position.

2. Hannah (mother of Samuel)
   • 1642, The Holy Bible, Samuel 1:8:

     Ja Elkana hänen miehens sanoi hänelle: Hanna/ mitäs itket? ja mixes syö? ja mingätähden sinun sydämes on nijn murhellinen? engö minä sinulle parambi ole cuin kymmenen poica?

     Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?

3. Anna (biblical prophetess)
   • 1642, The Holy Bible, Luke 2:36:

     Ja Hanna Prophetissa Phanuelin tytär/ Asserin sugusta/ oli joutunut pitkälle ijälle/ ja oli elänyt miehens cansa seidzemen ajastaica hänen Neidzydestäns.

     And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Declension

Inflection of Hanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Hanna	Hannat
genitive		Hannan	Hannojen
partitive		Hannaa	Hannoja
illative		Hannaan	Hannoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Hanna	Hannat
accusative	nom.	Hanna	Hannat
	gen.	Hannan
genitive		Hannan	Hannojen Hannainrare
partitive		Hannaa	Hannoja
inessive		Hannassa	Hannoissa
elative		Hannasta	Hannoista
illative		Hannaan	Hannoihin
adessive		Hannalla	Hannoilla
ablative		Hannalta	Hannoilta
allative		Hannalle	Hannoille
essive		Hannana	Hannoina
translative		Hannaksi	Hannoiksi
abessive		Hannatta	Hannoitta
instructive		—	Hannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hannani Hannani accusative nom. Hannani Hannani gen. Hannani genitive Hannani Hannojeni Hannainirare partitive Hannaani Hannojani inessive Hannassani Hannoissani elative Hannastani Hannoistani illative Hannaani Hannoihini adessive Hannallani Hannoillani ablative Hannaltani Hannoiltani allative Hannalleni Hannoilleni essive Hannanani Hannoinani translative Hannakseni Hannoikseni abessive Hannattani Hannoittani instructive — — comitative — Hannoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hannasi Hannasi accusative nom. Hannasi Hannasi gen. Hannasi genitive Hannasi Hannojesi Hannaisirare partitive Hannaasi Hannojasi inessive Hannassasi Hannoissasi elative Hannastasi Hannoistasi illative Hannaasi Hannoihisi adessive Hannallasi Hannoillasi ablative Hannaltasi Hannoiltasi allative Hannallesi Hannoillesi essive Hannanasi Hannoinasi translative Hannaksesi Hannoiksesi abessive Hannattasi Hannoittasi instructive — — comitative — Hannoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannamme Hannamme accusative nom. Hannamme Hannamme gen. Hannamme genitive Hannamme Hannojemme Hannaimmerare partitive Hannaamme Hannojamme inessive Hannassamme Hannoissamme elative Hannastamme Hannoistamme illative Hannaamme Hannoihimme adessive Hannallamme Hannoillamme ablative Hannaltamme Hannoiltamme allative Hannallemme Hannoillemme essive Hannanamme Hannoinamme translative Hannaksemme Hannoiksemme abessive Hannattamme Hannoittamme instructive — — comitative — Hannoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannanne Hannanne accusative nom. Hannanne Hannanne gen. Hannanne genitive Hannanne Hannojenne Hannainnerare partitive Hannaanne Hannojanne inessive Hannassanne Hannoissanne elative Hannastanne Hannoistanne illative Hannaanne Hannoihinne adessive Hannallanne Hannoillanne ablative Hannaltanne Hannoiltanne allative Hannallenne Hannoillenne essive Hannananne Hannoinanne translative Hannaksenne Hannoiksenne abessive Hannattanne Hannoittanne instructive — — comitative — Hannoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hannansa Hannansa accusative nom. Hannansa Hannansa gen. Hannansa genitive Hannansa Hannojensa Hannainsarare partitive Hannaansa Hannojaan Hannojansa inessive Hannassaan Hannassansa Hannoissaan Hannoissansa elative Hannastaan Hannastansa Hannoistaan Hannoistansa illative Hannaansa Hannoihinsa adessive Hannallaan Hannallansa Hannoillaan Hannoillansa ablative Hannaltaan Hannaltansa Hannoiltaan Hannoiltansa allative Hannalleen Hannallensa Hannoilleen Hannoillensa essive Hannanaan Hannanansa Hannoinaan Hannoinansa translative Hannakseen Hannaksensa Hannoikseen Hannoiksensa abessive Hannattaan Hannattansa Hannoittaan Hannoittansa instructive — — comitative — Hannoineen Hannoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Hanna-Leena
• Hanna-Mari

 

Related terms

• Anna (and its variants)
• Johanna (and its variants)

Statistics

• Hanna is the 19^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,129 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,000 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• hanan, nahan

German

Alternative forms

• Hannah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhana]

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Han‧na

Proper noun

Hanna

1. Hannah (biblical character)
2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
3. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah; variant form Hannah

Hungarian

Etymology

Aphetic form of Johanna. Alternatively, from Hebrew חַנָּה, compare English Hannah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒnːɒ]
• Hyphenation: Han‧na
• Rhymes: -nɒ

Proper noun

Hanna

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Hanna	Hannák
accusative	Hannát	Hannákat
dative	Hannának	Hannáknak
instrumental	Hannával	Hannákkal
causal-final	Hannáért	Hannákért
translative	Hannává	Hannákká
terminative	Hannáig	Hannákig
essive-formal	Hannaként	Hannákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Hannában	Hannákban
superessive	Hannán	Hannákon
adessive	Hannánál	Hannáknál
illative	Hannába	Hannákba
sublative	Hannára	Hannákra
allative	Hannához	Hannákhoz
elative	Hannából	Hannákból
delative	Hannáról	Hannákról
ablative	Hannától	Hannáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Hannáé	Hannáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Hannáéi	Hannákéi

Possessive forms of Hanna
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Hannám	Hannáim
2nd person sing.	Hannád	Hannáid
3rd person sing.	Hannája	Hannái
1st person plural	Hannánk	Hannáink
2nd person plural	Hannátok	Hannáitok
3rd person plural	Hannájuk	Hannáik

Derived terms

• Hannácska (diminutive)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanːa/

  Rhymes: -anːa

  Homophones: hanna

Proper noun

Hanna f (genitive Hönnu)

1. a female given name; Hannah

Declension

declension of Hanna

f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hanna
accusative	Hönnu
dative	Hönnu
genitive	Hönnu

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hanna

1. Hannah (biblical character)
2. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Anna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxan.na/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anna
• Syllabification: Han‧na

Proper noun

Hanna f (diminutive Hania or Hanka)

1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Declension of Hanna

	singular	plural
nominative	Hanna	Hanny
genitive	Hanny	Hann
dative	Hannie	Hannom
accusative	Hannę	Hanny
instrumental	Hanną	Hannami
locative	Hannie	Hannach
vocative	Hanno	Hanny

Proper noun

Hanna f

1. Hanna (a village in the Gmina of Hanna, Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Hanna

	singular
nominative	Hanna
genitive	Hanny
dative	Hannie
accusative	Hannę
instrumental	Hanną
locative	Hannie
vocative	Hanno

Further reading

• Hanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Hannah

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Ana and Ane.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈhɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈhɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈχɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ.na/ [ˈhɐ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nɐ/

Proper noun

Hanna f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (as a given name of biblical origin) Hannah

Etymology

As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Hanna c (genitive Hannas)

1. Hannah (biblical character)
2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
3. a female given name

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 48 279 females with the given name Hanna (compared to 4 631 named Hannah) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.