| Short meaning of Hannah | Kind, Compassionate and Tenderhearted See below for detailed meaning |
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| How to pronounce Hannah | HUmble + Name + NUmber Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
| Arabic Spelling (How to write Hannah in Arabic) | حَنَّة |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Hannah | Hanna Hana Hanah Henna Hennah Hena Henah Hene Hena Hane Heneh Henah Haneh Henne Henna All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | H6-N-N |
Meaning of Hannah
Hannah is an indirect Quranic name for girls. It means loving, kind, sympathetic. The name’s origins come from the ancient Hebrew/Aramaic root H6-N-N, which is probably the same root for the name Yohanan (Hebrew for the Western name John/Johannes, which is the name of Prophet Yahya in the Bible). Interestingly, this root is only used once in the Quran, when speaking of Prophet Yahya/John in Surat Maryam:
[And when the son was born and grew up, he was told,] “O John! Hold fast unto the divine Scripture with [all thy] strength!” – for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy, as well as, by Our grace, [the gift of] compassion and purity; and he was [always] conscious of Us. (Quran 19:12-13)
Some sources say Hannah bint Faqoodha (Saint Anne in the Christian tradition) was the name of the mother of Maryam (Mary), and therefore the grandmother of Prophet Isa/Jesus. This name however is not mentioned in the Quran, Hadith, or the Bible and there are no authentic sources to back this up.
