Hanna

Hanna is a Hebrew name derived from Channah, meaning grace or favor, sharing its root with the English Hannah and the Latin Anna. In the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, which established the name as deeply significant in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. The form Hanna is widely used across Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Polish, and Arabic-speaking cultures, making it one of the most internationally distributed variants of the name. Related forms include Hannah, Anna, Anne, Johanna, and Ioanna.