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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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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