Hannah

[ han-uh ]

/ ˈhæn ə /

noun

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

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

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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)

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