Hanna.
A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
A town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
A locale in the United States: A town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
A locale in the United States: A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.
An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
A locale in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah.
A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.
Where this word comes from
From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.