Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin (). It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew, Anna (Ἄννα).
Etymology The Phoenician (Punic) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal". In the Books of Samuel of the Tanakh, Hannah is Samuel's mother.
Hannah People Hannah Caroline Aase (1883–1980), American botanist and cytologist Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American author Hannah Afriyie (born 1951), Ghanaian sprinter Hannah Aitchison (born 1966), American tattoo artist Hannah Al Rashid (born 1986), British actress, model and activist of Indonesian descent Hannah Alcorn (born 1990), American voice actress Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), English philanthropist Hannah Allam (born 1977), Egyptian-American journalist and reporter Hannah Allen (1638–?), British writer Hannah Alligood, American actress Hannah Alper, Canadian activist Hannah Altman, Jewish American photographer Hannah Anderson, several people Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German Jewish philosopher Hannah Arnold, several people Hannah Arterian (born 1949), American law school dean Hannah Arterton (born 1989), British actor and singer Hannah Aspden (born 2000), American Paralympic swimmer Hannah Lillith Assadi, American author Hannah Atkins (1923–2010), American politician Hannah Auchentaller (born 2001), Italian biathlete Hannah August, American press secretary Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (1915–2015), Nigerian businesswoman and politician Hannah Johnston Bailey (1839–1923), American Quaker teacher, activist and advocate Hannah Baker (born 2004), English cricketer Hannah Ball (1734–1792), English Wesleyan Methodist Hannah Baptiste, Guyanese footballer Hannah Bardell (born 1983), Scottish politician Hannah Connell Barker (1844–1918), American businesswoman Hannah Barnes (born 1993), British cyclist Hannah Barnett-Trager (1870–1943), English writer and activist Hannah Bast, German computer scientist Hannah Bat Shahar (born 1944), Israeli writer Hannah Battersby (c. 1836–1889), American sideshow performer Hannah Beachler (born 1970), American production designer Hannah Beard (born 1988), English footballer Hannah Beazley (born 1979), Australian politician Hannah Beckerman, English author and journalist Hannah Beech, American journalist Hannah Bell (born 1969), Canadian politician Hannah Benka-Coker (1903–1952), Sierra Leone-born educator Hannah Bergstedt (born 1977), Swedish politician Hannah Berry, British comics artist and writer Hannah Betfort (born 1999), American soccer player Hannah Bilka (born 2001), American ice hockey player Hannah Billig (1901–1987), English medical doctor Hannah Black, British artist Hannah Blake (born 2000), English-born New Zealand footballer Hannah Blank (born 1930), American author Hannah Blilie (born 1981), American musician Hannah Blore, Welsh sailor Hannah Blundell (born 1994), English professional footballer Hannah Blythyn (born 1979), Welsh Labour politician and Member of the Senedd for Delyn Hannah Boleyn, British singer songwriter Hannah Borden Palmer (1843–1940), American temperance reformer Hannah Botha (1923–2007), South African actress Hannah Botterman (born 1999), England international rugby union player Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson (1811–1870), American textbook author Hannah Bowley (born 1984), Australian basketball player Hannah Brackenbury (1795–1873), English philanthropist Hannah Brand (1754–1821), English actress, poet and playwright Hannah Brandt (born 1993), American ice hockey player Hannah Brewer (born 1993), Australian soccer player Hannah Brier (born 1998), British sprinter Hannah Britland (born 1990), British actress and model Hannah Broederlow (born 1988), New Zealand netball player Hannah Bromley (born 1986), New Zealand footballer Hannah Bronfman (born 1987), American DJ, influencer, and entrepreneur Hannah Brown (born 1994), American television personality and model Hannah Brown (born 1990), British canoeist Hannah Brown Skeele (1829–1901), American painter Hannah Brückner (born 1958), American sociologist Hannah Buckley, New Zealand ecologist Hannah Buckling (born 1992), Australian water polo center back Hannah Burchell (born 1995), Australian rules footballer Hannah Burdon (1800–1877), English novelist Hannah de Burgh Whyte (born 1991), Irish cricketer Hannah Burke (born 1988), English golfer Hannah Burkhill (born 2000), Australian synchronized swimmer Hannah Button (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Hannah L. Buxbaum, American academic administrator Hannah Cain (born 1999), Wales international footballer Hannah Cairo (born 2007), American mathematician Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn Hannah Calvert (born 1997), South African water polo player Hannah Campbell-Pegg (born 1982), Australian luger Hannah Casey (born 1988), Irish rugby union player Hannah Chadwick, American Paralympic cyclist Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), English actress, singer and dancer Hannah Chapman Backhouse (1787–1850), English diarist and Quaker minister Hannah Cheesman (born 1984), Canadian actress and filmmaker Hannah B. Chickering (1817–1879), American prison reformer Hannah Chukwu (born 2003), Hungarian squash player Hannah Cifers (born 1992), American mixed martial arts fighter Hannah Claesson (born 1991), Swedish footballer Hannah Keziah Clapp (1824–1908), American teacher and activist Hannah Clark (born 1990), English cricketer Hannah Clarke (1988–2020), Australian sportsperson and murder victim Hannah Claus (born 1969), indigenous Canadian visual artist Hannah Claydon (born 1986), English glamour model Hannah Clayson Smith, American lawyer Hannah Cloke, British hydrologist Hannah Clothier Hull (1872–1958), American club woman, feminist and pacifist Hannah Clover (born 2002), Canadian Wikipedia editor Hannah Clowes (born 1991), British artistic gymnast Hannah Cobb, archaeologist Hannah Cockroft (born 1992), British wheelchair racer Hannah Cohen, several people Hannah Cohoon (1788–1864), American painter Hannah Collin (born 1982), English tennis player Hannah Collins, British contemporary artist and filmmaker Hannah Conda, drag performer Hannah Cooper (born 1979), Liberian hurdler Hannah Lee Corbin (1728–1782), American planter and feminist Hannah Cotter (born 2003), New Zealand field hockey player Hannah Cotton, Israeli classics professor and historian Hannah Cowley, multiple people Hannah Crafts, American writer and escaped slave Hannah Craig (born 1983), Irish canoe slalom racer Hannah Critchlow (born 1980), British scientist, writer and broadcaster Hannah Crosbie (born 1997), Scottish wine critic Hannah Cross, several people Hannah Cullum-Sanders (born 2003), Australian field hockey player Hannah Cullwick (1833–1909), English diarist Hannah Cunliffe (born 1996), American athlete Hannah Tracy Cutler (1815–1896), American journalist Hannah Dadds (1941–2011), British train driver Hannah Dagoe, Irish 18th century thief Hannah Daniel (born 1986), Welsh actress Hannah Darlington (born 2002), Australian cricketer Hannah M. Darlington (1808–1890), American activist Hannah Davis, several people Hannah Davison (born 1997), American professional basketball player Hannah Dederick (born 2002), American Paralympic athlete Hannah Dee, British computer scientist Hannah Devlin, English author Hannah Diamond (born 1991), British singer, songwriter, photographer and visual artist Hannah Diamond (netball) (born 2003), English netball player Hannah Diaz (born 1996), American soccer player Hannah Dines (born 1993), British T2 trike rider Hannah Dingley (born 1983), Welsh football coach Hannah Dodd (Paralympian) (born 1992), Australian equestrian Paralympic Hannah Dodd (born 1995), English actress Hannah P. Dodge (1821–1896), American educator Hannah Drake, American poet and activist Hannah Dreier, American journalist Hannah Dreissigacker (born 1986), American biathlete Hannah Drewett (born 1992), English triathlete Hannah Dudley (1862–1931), Australian Methodist mission sister Hannah Dunn (born 1991), Australian rules footballer Hannah Dunne (born 1990), American actress Hannah Duston (1657–c. 1736), Indian fighter Hannah Einbinder (born 1995), American comedian and actress Hannah Bachman Einstein (1862–1929), American child welfare activist Hannah Elfner (born 1982), German physicist Hannah Elias (born c. 1865), American businesswoman Hannah Elizabeth (born 1990), English model and television personality Hannah Ellis, American singer-songwriter Hannah Elsy (born 1986), British rower Hannah Endicott-Douglas (born 1994), Canadian actress Hannah England (born 1987), British middle-distance running athlete Hannah Ertel (born 1978), German judoka Hannah Espia (born 1987), Filipino director Hannah Eteson, English librarian Hannah Eurlings (born 2003), Belgian footballer Hannah Éva (born 1993), American model, artist and Internet personality Hannah Every-Hall (born 1977), Australian rower Hannah Ewings (born 2004), Australian rules footballer Hannah Thurber Fairfield (1808–1894), American portrait painter Hannah Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress, known as Dakota Fanning Hannah Tobey Farmer (1823–1891), American philanthropist, writer, and social reformer Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), American model Hannah Ferguson (commentator) (born 1998), Australian political commentator Hannah Fidell (born 1985), American film director, producer and screenwriter Hannah Fielding, Egyptian writer Hannah Fierman (born 1987), British-American actress Hannah Firmin (born 1956), English illustrator and printmaker Hannah Fleming (born 1991), Scottish curler Hannah Flippen (born 1995), American softball player Hannah Forster (born 1991), English footballer Hannah Forster (activist), Gambian human rights activist Hannah Foster, several people Hannah Jane Fox (born 1976), British actress Hannah Fox (born 1969), American boxer Hannah Frank (1908–2008), British artist Hannah Franklin, Canadian sculptor and painter Hannah Freeman (1731–1802), Lenape indigenous healer, artisan and farmer Hannah French, English field hockey player Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician Hannah Fry (born 1984), British mathematician Hannah Fury, American singer-songwriter Hannah Gablać (born 1995), German field hockey player Hannah Gadsby (born 1978), Australian comedian Hannah Gale (1876–1970), British-born Canadian politician Hannah Gavron (1936–1965), Palestine-born British sociologist Hannah Geffert, American politician Hannah Georgas (born 1983), Canadian musician Hannah Gill (born 1999), Barbadian swimmer Hannah Ginsborg, American academic Hannah Gladden (born 1996), American wrestler Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer Hannah Godwin (born 1995), American television personality, model and YouTuber Hannah Godfrey (born 1997), English footballer Hannah Gold, British children's author Hannah Goldy (born 1992), American mixed martial arts fighter Hannah Gonzalez (born 1990), Colombian model Hannah Goodlad, Scottish politician H. B. Goodwin (1827–1893), American novelist Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress Hannah Flagg Gould (1789–1864), American poet Hannah Graaf (born 1978), Swedish glamour model and singer Hannah Grace (born 1993), Welsh musical artist Hannah Grae, musical artist Hannah Graf, British army officer and transgender rights activist H. Isabel Graham (1869–1941), Canadian poet Hannah Simpson Grant (1798–1883), mother of president Ulysses S. Grant Hannah Gravenall (born 1988), New Zealand field hockey player Hannah Green, several people