Hannah
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the mother of Samuel.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “grace.”
noun
Example Sentences
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The most popular trad wives, like Hannah “BallerinaFarm” Neeleman, are members.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Despite her referral, Hannah needs to have completed a minimum of 12 weeks of "active intervention" with diet and exercise before being considered for weight management medication on the NHS.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Freidenberg’s diaries reveal aspects of Soviet life that no one else dared to record, and shed light on the political system that, after Hannah Arendt, we have come to call totalitarian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Hannah Pedone and Aditi Shrikant looked into the prospects of an increasing number of corporate buyout offers in a stagnant labor market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
He and Hannah walked toward the bathroom while Coal waited in the elevator bank.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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