# Hanna

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #13,168

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
2. A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
3. A town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
4. A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
5. A locale in the United States:
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## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Hans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hans)
- **Hara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hara)
- **honda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-honda)
- **haunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-haunt)
- **Hanoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hanoi)
- **henna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-henna)
- **hyena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hyena)
- **Hausa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hausa)
- **hasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hasta)
- **Henny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-henny)
- **Hannah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hannah)
- **Havana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-havana)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/han-vs-hanna)
- **haa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haa-vs-hanna)
- **hand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hand-vs-hanna)
- **hang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hang-vs-hanna)
- **haha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haha-vs-hanna)
- **Hank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hank-vs-hanna)
- **Hana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hana-vs-hanna)
- **Hahn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hahn-vs-hanna)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ahnna`, `hanan`, `hhanna`, `hnana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hanna