# Hannah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhænə/ · frequency rank #6,579

## Definitions
1. Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
2. A female given name from Hebrew.
3. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
4. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
5. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
6. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
7. A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).

## Etymology
From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.

## Easily confused with
- **henna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hannah-vs-henna)
- **Hana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hana-vs-hannah)
- **Hanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-hannah)
- **hangar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hangar-vs-hannah)
- **Hainan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hainan-vs-hannah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahnnah`, `hanah`, `hananh`, `hannahh`, `hannha`, `hhannah`, `hnanah`

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