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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After Breaking Bad, Mitte's other on-screen credits include Hannah Montana, Switched at Birth, Westhampton and his latest project, Talking to Strangers, which came out earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hannah Grossman, co-director of High Desert Test Sites, sees Albuquerque’s physical engagement with the landscape as a distinguishing feature of her practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Christine Ji and Hannah Pedone explained how people are making use of new AI agents to analyze their spending, lower their costs and make other moves to improve their financial health.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Tuesday's screening was attended by celebrities including Zach Cregger, Hannah Einbinder, Meg Stalter, Aziz Ansari and Hasan Piker, and during a discussion afterward the directors described their experience as "really sad and hard at times."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Emma and I didn’t cause this mess, but I bet Melanie and Hannah would appreciate a clean home.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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