Hannah

[ han-uh ]

/ ˈhæn ə /

noun

the mother of Samuel. I Sam. 1:20.

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

Examples from the Web for hannah

But I wondered what would have happened if Hitch stood across the stage from Hannah Arendt.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the detectives were no still closer to who that might be until 18-year-old Hannah Graham went missing Sept. 13.
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"We don't know where Hannah Graham is and we have to find her," Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo said.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College|Michael Daly|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, Hannah Horvath, the character Dunham created and portrays, makes horrible decisions.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The book is the line in the sand, proof that she is not, as she is so often conflated, the Hannah Horvath she has created.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He hurried home to Ballymartin, and found that his father was more ill even than Hannah had hinted.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine
Hannah is the speaker, and her words are few and well chosen.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
He started into a breathless run when Hannah's battle whoop reached him on the still air.
The Northern Iron|George A. Birmingham
"And—and you said it 'ud make a noise if one b—banged on it," Hannah cried, piteously.
Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories|M. T. W.
And Hannah would have to read these beautiful Bible stories.
Ishmael|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

British Dictionary definitions for hannah

Hannah

/ (ˈhænə) /

noun

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

Word Origin and History for hannah

Hannah

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

Hannah

noun

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Hannah

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