Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language ?????? (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me/favours me (i.e. with a child)." The name is biblical as it is the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2), and their associated story is how the name gets its meaning. 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. Hanna is also a surname; see Hannah (surname). Ann (and Anne, Anna etc) are derived from Hannah.

With the given name Hannah:

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
• Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Isaac Newton
• Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
• Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin
• Hannah Cornett (1980–), American model and actress
• Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
• Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
• Hannah Gordon (1941–), Scottish actress
• Hannah Harper (1982–), English pornographic actress
• Hannah Hauxwell (1926–), Yorkshire Dales farmer
• Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
• Hannah Ild (1981–), Estonian singer
• Hannah Montana, character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on the television show Hannah Montana
• Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
• Hannah Peckham (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 (1981–) English singer and actress
• Hannah Stockbauer (1982–), German swimmer
• Hannah Storm (1962–), American co-host of The Early Show
• Hannah Sung, former MuchMusic VJ
• Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
• Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987–) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
• Hannah Teter (1987–), American snowboarder
• Hannah Tointon (1987–), British actress who plays Katy Fox in Hollyoaks
• Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren
• Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
• Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
• Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
• Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
• Hannah Wood (1983–), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood

With the given name Hanna:

• Hanna Fahl (1978–), Swedish music journalist and translator
• Hanna Holborn Gray (1930–), American historian and professor
• Hanna Jaltner (1976–), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
• Hanna Karasiova (1978–), Belarusian archer
• Hanna Ljungberg (1979–), Swedish soccer player
• Hanna Newcombe (1922–), Canadian peace activist
• Hanna Pakarinen (1981–), Finnish pop singer
• Hanna Pérez Mosa (1985–), Mexican-American singer of the duo Ha*Ash
• Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
• Hanna Rovina, Israeli actress
• Hanna Schygulla (1948–), German actress and singer
• Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

Fictional characters:

• Hannah Abbott, character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks
• 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

Biblical characters:

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

See also

• Hana

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