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Hannah

American  
[han-uh] / ˈhæn ə /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the mother of Samuel.

  2. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “grace.”


Hannah British  
/ ˈhænə /

noun

  1. Old Testament the woman who gave birth to Samuel (I Samuel 1–2)

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One of the absentees is Chelsea's Hannah Hampton, who has a thigh injury, so that creates an opportunity for the inexperienced group of back-up goalkeepers.

From BBC

"There is a lot of competition with Hannah and Anna, and the others coming through," Keating told BBC Sport after making her debut in the 2-1 defeat by Brazil.

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Hannah Talley makes $53,000 annually as an auto mechanic and feels secure in her AI-resistant trade, while Sophia Talley earns about $30,000 annually as a writer and struggles to find full-time work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crystal Palace midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn could be set for a lengthy ban after the Football Association said its standard punishment for her sending off - after an altercation with Leicester City's Hannah Cain - was "clearly insufficient".

From BBC

Ollie's mum Hannah said: "It's gone absolutely nuts. When I saw it, my wee heart melted. I'm absolutely proud of them."

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