Meaning & History
Biblical Hebrew form of Hannah.
Related Names
Rootḥanan
Masculine FormChanan
Other Languages & CulturesAna (Albanian) Hanna, Hannah (Arabic) Anna (Armenian) Ane, Anne (Basque) Anna, Hanna (Belarusian) Anna, Hannah (Biblical) Anna (Biblical Greek) Anna (Biblical Latin) Anna, Annaig, Annick (Breton) Ana, Anna, Anelia, Aneliya, Aneta, Ani, Anka, Neli (Bulgarian) Aina, Anna (Catalan) Ana, Hana, Anica, Anita, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Jana, Nensi (Croatian) Anna, Hana, Aneta (Czech) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ane, Anette, Anika, Anita, Anja, Annette, Anni, Hanne (Danish) Anna, Anne, Annelien, Hanna, Hannah, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anneke, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annika, Annuska, Anouk, Anouschka, Anouska, Ans, Antje, Anuschka (Dutch) Annet (Eastern African) Anissa, Ann, Anna, Anne, Hannah, Anita, Anneka, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anya, Nan, Nance, Nanci, Nancy, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny, Nettie, Nita (English) Anna, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Anu (Estonian) Anna (Faroese) Ana (Fijian) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anita, Anja, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Hannele, Niina (Finnish) Anne, Annette, Annick, Annie, Anny, Anouk, Ninon (French) Antje (Frisian) Ana, Anano, Aneta, Ani, Anuki (Georgian) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Hannah, Anelie, Anika, Anina, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anneli, Annelie, Annett, Annette, Anni, Annika, Anuschka, Hanne (German) Anna (Greek) Chana, Chanah, Hana, Hanna, Hannah (Hebrew) Anna, Hanna, Anett, Anikó, Anita, Panka, Panna, Panni (Hungarian) Anna, Hanna (Icelandic) Nainsí (Irish) Anna, Annetta (Italian) Anna, Ance, Anete, Anita, Annija, Enija (Latvian) Ona, Ana (Lithuanian) Anke, Antje (Low German) Ana, Hana, Aneta, Anka, Ankica, Jana (Macedonian) Ann (Manx) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Annette, Anniken, Hanne (Norwegian) Anna (Occitan) Anna, Hanna, Aneta, Ania, Anika, Anita, Anka, Hania (Polish) Ana, Anália, Anita (Portuguese) Nanci (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ana, Anca, Ancuța, Ani, Anișoara (Romanian) Anna, Ania, Annushka, Anya (Russian) Anna, Annag, Nandag (Scottish Gaelic) Ana, Anica, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Jana (Serbian) Anna, Hana (Slovak) Ana, Hana, Anica, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Anuša, Nuša (Slovene) Hana (Sorbian) Ana, Ani, Anita (Spanish) Nancy (Spanish (Latin American)) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anette, Anita, Anja, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annica, Annika, Hanne (Swedish) Ana (Tongan) Anna, Ganna, Hanna (Ukrainian) Henda, Hendel, Hene, Henye (Yiddish)
User SubmissionChanna
People think this name is
classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange serious
Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h2584, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h2584.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026