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Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me/favours me (for example with a child)." The name is biblical as it's the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2), and their associated story is how the name gets its meaning. The 'Hannah' spelling of the name was taken up as a given name by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries and has always been a common Jewish name. Hanna is also a surname; see Hannah (surname). Ann (and Anne, Anna etc) are derived from Hannah.
With the given name Hannah:

Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Issac Newton
Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin
Hannah Cornett (1980–), American model and actress
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
Hannah Gordon (1941–), Scottish actress
Hannah Harper (1982–), English pornographic actress
Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
Hannah Ild (1981–), Estonian singer
Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
Hannah Peckham (1980–), British game show host
Hannah Pingree, majority leader from Maine in the United States House of Representatives
Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress
Hannah Robinson, British songwriter
Hannah Spearritt (1981–) English singer and actress
Hannah Stockbauer (1982–), German swimmer
Hannah Storm (1962–), American co-host of The Early Show
Hannah Sung, former MuchMusic VJ
Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987–) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Hannah Teter (1987–), American snowboarder
Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren
Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
Hannah Wood (1983–), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood
Hannah Tointon (1987–), British actress, and sister or Kara Tointon,known for her role as Katy Fox in Hollyoaks

With the given name Hanna:

Hanna Fahl (1978–), Swedish music journalist and translator

Hanna Holborn Gray (1930–), American historian and professor

Hanna Karasiova (1978–), Belarusian archer

Hanna Ljungberg (1979–), Swedish soccer player

Hanna Newcombe (1922–), Canadian peace activist

Hanna Pakarinen (1981–), Finnish pop singer

Hanna Pérez Mosa (1985–), Mexican-American singer of the duo Ha*Ash

Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot

Hanna Schygulla (1948–), German actress and singer

Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington Fictional characters:

Hannah Abbott, character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks

Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours

Hannah Montana, character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on the television show Hannah MontanaFurther Information

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