English Explanatory Dictionary

Hanna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
  2. A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
  3. A town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
  5. A locale in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  9. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
name
  1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
  2. A locale in the United States:
  3. A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
  5. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah.
  6. A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.

Word forms

Hanna Hannas Hannah Hannay Hanney

Etymology

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.

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