Hannah

Hannah
Hannah fem. proper name, biblical mother of the prophet Samuel, from Hebrew, lit. "graciousness," from stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favor."

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  • Hannah — ist ein weiblicher Vorname hebräischen Ursprungs in der Form, wie sie in der englischen Bibel gebräuchlich ist. Das Wort „Hannah“ ist ein Palindrom. Die im deutschen Sprachraum überwiegend verwendete Schreibweise ist Hanna; weitere Varianten sind …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HANNAH — (Heb. חַנָּה; graciousness, favor ), wife of Elkanah, of the family of Zuph from Ramathaim Zophim in the hill country of Ephraim; mother of the prophet samuel . Hannah appears in the Bible in connection with the birth of Samuel. Together with… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Hannah — or Hanna may refer to: Hannah (given name), a given name Hannah (surname), a family name Hannah (Bible), the mother of Samuel Hannah Montana, a television series on the Disney Channel Places Hanna, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada Hanna Lake, a …   Wikipedia

  • Hannah — Hannah, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 20 Housing Units (2000): 24 Land area (2000): 0.193267 sq. miles (0.500559 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.193267 sq. miles (0.500559 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hannah, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 20 Housing Units (2000): 24 Land area (2000): 0.193267 sq. miles (0.500559 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.193267 sq. miles (0.500559 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hannah — or Hanna [han′ə] n. [Heb Ḥannáh, lit., graciousness] 1. a feminine name: see ANNA, JOAN 2. Bible the mother of Samuel: 1 Sam. 1:20 …   English World dictionary

  • Hannah — f Biblical: name of the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1: 2), Hebrew Hanna, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘He (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)’ (see ANNE (SEE Anne)). This form of the name was taken up as a given name by the… …   First names dictionary

  • Hannah —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Hanna. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hannah est un nom propre qui peut désigner : Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hannah —    Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to Shiloh, where the tabernacle had been pitched by Joshua, to attend the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Hannah — This interesting surname has a number of possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be of early medieval English origin, and is from the female given name Hannah or Anna , from the Hebrew Chana , meaning He (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a… …   Surnames reference

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