What is "hanan"

Hanan is a name of Semitic origin. In Hebrew it is a masculine name, of the meaning "God is gracious", "gracious gift of God". In Arabic it is a feminine name and has a completely different root, it means "tenderness". The name John is speculated to derive, via Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".

The Irish name Hanan is a variety of Hannon/ Hannan, derived from O'Annáin, an ancient Irish sept which fought alongside Brian Boru at the battle of Clontarf.