Hannah

Hannah comes from the Hebrew name Channah, derived from the root chen, meaning grace or favor. In the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, a figure celebrated for her devout prayer and perseverance, which helped establish the name's enduring religious significance across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. The name spread widely through Europe following the Protestant Reformation's emphasis on biblical names, and it remains common across many languages with minimal alteration. Anna and Anne are the Latinized and Greek-mediated cognates that carried the name into broader European use.