Hanne

See also: hanne

Danish

Proper noun

Hanne

1. a female given name shortened from Johanne (“Jane”)

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 48 488 females with the given name Hanne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnːe/, [ˈhɑ̝nːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːe
• Syllabification^(key): Han‧ne
• Hyphenation^(key): Han‧ne

Proper noun

Hanne

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Hanne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Hanne	Hannet
genitive		Hannen	Hannejen
partitive		Hannea	Hanneja
illative		Hanneen	Hanneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Hanne	Hannet
accusative	nom.	Hanne	Hannet
	gen.	Hannen
genitive		Hannen	Hannejen Hannein rare
partitive		Hannea	Hanneja
inessive		Hannessa	Hanneissa
elative		Hannesta	Hanneista
illative		Hanneen	Hanneihin
adessive		Hannella	Hanneilla
ablative		Hannelta	Hanneilta
allative		Hannelle	Hanneille
essive		Hannena	Hanneina
translative		Hanneksi	Hanneiksi
abessive		Hannetta	Hanneitta
instructive		—	Hannein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hanne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hanneni Hanneni accusative nom. Hanneni Hanneni gen. Hanneni genitive Hanneni Hannejeni Hanneini rare partitive Hanneani Hannejani inessive Hannessani Hanneissani elative Hannestani Hanneistani illative Hanneeni Hanneihini adessive Hannellani Hanneillani ablative Hanneltani Hanneiltani allative Hannelleni Hanneilleni essive Hannenani Hanneinani translative Hannekseni Hanneikseni abessive Hannettani Hanneittani instructive — — comitative — Hanneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hannesi Hannesi accusative nom. Hannesi Hannesi gen. Hannesi genitive Hannesi Hannejesi Hanneisi rare partitive Hanneasi Hannejasi inessive Hannessasi Hanneissasi elative Hannestasi Hanneistasi illative Hanneesi Hanneihisi adessive Hannellasi Hanneillasi ablative Hanneltasi Hanneiltasi allative Hannellesi Hanneillesi essive Hannenasi Hanneinasi translative Hanneksesi Hanneiksesi abessive Hannettasi Hanneittasi instructive — — comitative — Hanneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannemme Hannemme accusative nom. Hannemme Hannemme gen. Hannemme genitive Hannemme Hannejemme Hanneimme rare partitive Hanneamme Hannejamme inessive Hannessamme Hanneissamme elative Hannestamme Hanneistamme illative Hanneemme Hanneihimme adessive Hannellamme Hanneillamme ablative Hanneltamme Hanneiltamme allative Hannellemme Hanneillemme essive Hannenamme Hanneinamme translative Hanneksemme Hanneiksemme abessive Hannettamme Hanneittamme instructive — — comitative — Hanneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannenne Hannenne accusative nom. Hannenne Hannenne gen. Hannenne genitive Hannenne Hannejenne Hanneinne rare partitive Hanneanne Hannejanne inessive Hannessanne Hanneissanne elative Hannestanne Hanneistanne illative Hanneenne Hanneihinne adessive Hannellanne Hanneillanne ablative Hanneltanne Hanneiltanne allative Hannellenne Hanneillenne essive Hannenanne Hanneinanne translative Hanneksenne Hanneiksenne abessive Hannettanne Hanneittanne instructive — — comitative — Hanneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hannensa Hannensa accusative nom. Hannensa Hannensa gen. Hannensa genitive Hannensa Hannejensa Hanneinsa rare partitive Hanneaan Hanneansa Hannejaan Hannejansa inessive Hannessaan Hannessansa Hanneissaan Hanneissansa elative Hannestaan Hannestansa Hanneistaan Hanneistansa illative Hanneensa Hanneihinsa adessive Hannellaan Hannellansa Hanneillaan Hanneillansa ablative Hanneltaan Hanneltansa Hanneiltaan Hanneiltansa allative Hannelleen Hannellensa Hanneilleen Hanneillensa essive Hannenaan Hannenansa Hanneinaan Hanneinansa translative Hannekseen Hanneksensa Hanneikseen Hanneiksensa abessive Hannettaan Hannettansa Hanneittaan Hanneittansa instructive — — comitative — Hanneineen Hanneinensa

Statistics

• Hanne is the 290^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,762 female individuals (and as a middle name to 283 more), and also belongs to 7 male individuals (and as a middle name to 10 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Henna, henna

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Hanne f (genitive Hannes or Hanne)

1. a diminutive of the female given name Johanne, masculine equivalent Hannes

Related terms

• Hannelore

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Hanna, Hannah (when used as a variant of Hanna)

Etymology

Either a short form of Johanne, a feminine form derived from Johannes, or an e-form of Hanna. The former is ultimately derived through Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”); the latter is derived from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannāh, “grace, favour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanːə/
• Rhymes: -anːə
• Homophone: hanne
• Hyphenation: Han‧ne

Proper noun

Hanne

1. a diminutive of the female given name Johanne, from Latin [in turn from Koine Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Jane
2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, variant of Hanna, equivalent to English Hannah

Usage notes

• The Norwegian name day for Hanne is 5 January.
• The use of Hanne began increasing during the 1940s and reached its peak in the period 1980–1984.

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 15,349 women in Norway had Hanne as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Hanne” in Store norske leksikon.

Anagrams

• henna

Saterland Frisian

n Hanne.

Etymology

From Old Frisian *hane, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju. Cognates include West Frisian hin and German Henne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanə/
• Hyphenation: Han‧ne
• Rhymes: -anə

Noun

Hanne f (plural Hannen)

1. hen

Derived terms

• Krikhanne
• Woaterhanne

Related terms

• Hone

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Hanne”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN