Hannah

Meanings

1. Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
2. A female given name from Hebrew.
3. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
4. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
5. A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
6. A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
7. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.
8. A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).

1. A Wren serving with the Royal Marines.

1. An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna.

Etymology

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.