What is "hannah"

fem. proper name, biblical mother of the prophet Samuel, from Hebrew, literally "graciousness," from stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favor."

Hannah (Hebrew חַנָּה Ḥannāh; pronounced in English as ) is the wife of Elkanah mentioned in the Books of Samuel. According to the Hebrew Bible she was the mother of Samuel.

Hannah, also spelt Hanna, Hana, or Chana, is a given name. In the Hebrew language Ḥannah means "God's given gift to the world", or "He (God) has favoured me/favours me [with a child]". This name is transliterated from Arabic as either Hannah or Hana.

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. Ann, Anne, Anna, and variants derive from Hannah. The Punic name Hannibal derives, it is supposed, from the same root. Hannah is a palindrome.

In the Books of Samuel, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel. Hannah was infertile, so at temple she prayed that if God gave her a son, she would give him up to become a priest. After many years of praying she was blessed with a son, and named him Samuel. When the child was weaned (around 3 years old), Hannah gave him to Eli to be raised as a priest. She went on to have 5 more children. Hannah is also sometimes given as the name of the Woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees.

In 2014, the Social Security Administration ranked Hannah the 23rd most popular name for girls in the United States.http://baby-names.familyeducation.com/name-meaning/hannah

People with the given name Hannah:

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
• Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (born 1915), businesswoman and politician
• Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
• Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
• Hannah Dakota Fanning American actress, better known as Dakota Fanning
• Hannah Duston (1657 – c. 1736) Indian fighter.
• Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician
• Hannah Gadsby (born 1978), Australian comedian
• Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
• Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress
• Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress
• Hannah Hart (born 1986), American internet personality, comedian, actress and author
• Hannah Hauxwell (born 1926), Yorkshire Dales farmer
• Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
• Hannah Ild (born 1981), Estonian singer
• Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper
• Hannah Mancini, American-Slovenian singer
• Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
• Hannah Peel (born 1984), Northern Irish musician
• Hannah Peckham (born 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 (born 1981) English singer and actress
• Hannah Stockbauer (born 1982), German swimmer
• Hannah Storm (born 1962), American co-host of The Early Show
• Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
• Hannah Tan, Malaysian singer-songwriter
• Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 1987) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
• Hannah Teter (born 1987), American snowboarder
• Hannah Tointon (born 1987), British actress
• Hannah Twynnoy, First British person killed by tiger
• Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren
• Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), a German historian
• Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
• Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
• Hannah Whelan (born 1992), British gymnast
• Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
• Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
• Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong Olympic swimmer.
• Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood
• Hannah (Australian singer), Australian pop singer

People with the given name Hanna:

• Hanna Alström (born 1981), Swedish actress
• Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator
• Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician
• Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor
• Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian and professor
• Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
• Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer
• Hanna Lindberg, Swedish politician, the first woman in a communal council (1910)
• Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player
• Hanna Meron (born 1923), Israeli actress
• Hanna Newcombe (born 1922), Canadian peace activist
• Hanna Pakarinen (born 1981), Finnish pop singer
• Hanna van Recklinghausen (born 1332), banker
• Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
• Hanna Rovina (1892–1980), Israeli actress and the original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre"
• Hanna Scheuring (15 Juni 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director
• Hanna Schygulla (born 1948), German actress and singer
• Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
• Hanna Suchocka (born 1946), Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993
• Hanna Styrell (1842–1904), Swedish actress
• Hanna Zemer (1925–2003), Israeli journalist

People with the given name Chana:

• Chana Orloff (1888–1968), Ukraine-born sculptor

Fictional characters:

• Hannah Abbott, character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Hannah Annafellows, character in the 2010 Black Butler anime sequel. Voiced by Aya Hirano
• Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks
• Hannah McKay, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series Dexter.
• Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Hannah Montana, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character in the television show of the same name
• Hanna Marin a character from the TV and Book series Pretty Little Liars and in the TV series is portrayed by Ashley Benson

Biblical characters:

• Hannah (Bible), a character from the Books of Samuel
• Saint Anne or Hannah, the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus

Hannah is an oratorio in three acts by Christopher Smart with a score composed by John Worgan. It was first performed in Haymarket theater 3 April 1764. It was supposed to have a second performance, but that performance was postponed and eventually cancelled over a lack of singers. A libretto was published for its run and a libretto with full score was published later that year.

Hannah tells the story of Hannah and of her devotion to God which resulted in her being blessed with fertility by God. It was the first of two oratorio librettos written by Smart, the second being Abimelech.

Hannah or Hanna may refer to:

• Hannah (given name), a given name (including a list of persons with the name)
• Hannah (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with the name)
• Hannah (biblical figure), the mother of Samuel
• Anna (Bible), the prophetess in Gospel of Luke, Hannah in some translations.

Hannah is an Australian pop singer, song writer and musician

Her debut single, "No Relief", entered the ARIA Singles Chart at #40 in 2002. But it was reported her mother helped buy her into the Australian top 40 after her mother, Denise Reid, encouraged friends and family to buy multiple copies in a bid to push her to the charts. After this was discovered, many sales were removed by ARIA's chart compilers. Her follow-up single was "Stop N Think" in 2003. Both singles peaked at #18 on the singles chart.

Hannah (1868–November 1875) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and the second horse to win the English Fillies Triple Crown.

Hannah Hofer better known by the mononym Hannah is an Austrian schlager singer. She is signed to Sony Music.

Hannah made a vocal training in rock / pop music at the Powervoice Academy in Hannover and later worked as a vocal coach and a professional singer. In 2011 she released her solo album Es muss aussa in 2011 with some chart success. The follow-up album Weiber, es isch Zeit! in 2013 made it to number 3 in the Austrian Albums chart.

Hannah married in July 2014. She has two children from a previous relationship.

Hannah is a 1997 Austrian thriller film directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.