HANNAH (GIVEN NAME)

'Hannah' is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me/favours me (i.e. with a child)." The name is biblical as it is the name of the mother of the prophet Samual (1 Samuel 1:2), and their associated story is how the name gets its meaning. The 'Hannah' spelling of the name was taken up as a given name by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries and has always been a common Jewish name. Hanna is also a surname; see Hannah (surname).
With the given name 'Hannah':

★ Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German political theorist

★ Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Issac Newton

★ Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn

★ Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin

★ Hannah Cornett (1980–), American model and actress

★ Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet

★ Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer

★ Hannah Gordon (1941–), Scottish actress

★ Hannah Harper (1982–), English pornographic actress

★ Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist

★ Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist

★ Hannah Peckham (1980–), British game show host

★ Hannah Pingree, majority leader from Maine in the United States House of Representatives

★ Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress.

★ Hannah Robinson, British songwriter

★ Hannah Spearritt (1981–) English singer and actress

★ Hannah Stockbauer (1982–), German swimmer

★ Hannah Storm (1962–), American co-host of ''The Early Show''

★ Hannah Sung, former MuchMusic VJ

★ Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War

★ Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987–) English actress,

★ Hannah Teter (1987–), American snowboarder

★ Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren.

★ Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist

★ Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet

★ Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement.

★ Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer

★ Hannah Wood (1983–), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood.
With the given name 'Hanna':

★ Hanna Fahl (1978–), Swedish music journalist and translator

★ Hanna Holborn Gray (1930–), American historian and professor

★ Hanna Karasiova (1978–), Belarusian archer

★ Hanna Ljungberg (1979–), Swedish soccer player

★ Hanna Newcombe (1922–), Canadian peace activist

★ Hanna Pakarinen (1981–), Finnish pop singer

★ Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot

★ Hanna Schygulla (1948–), German actress and singer

★ Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

★ Hanna Staniów - Polish writer, geographer
'Fictional characters':

★ Hannah Abbott, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling.

★ Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''.

★ Hannah Montana, character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on the television show ''Hannah Montana''.

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★ Hana