Hanna

American  

[han-uh] / ˈhæn ə /

noun

1. Marcus Alonzo Mark, 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.

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Hanna British  

/ ˈhænə /

noun

1. William. 1910–2001, US animator and film producer who with Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) created the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry in the 1940s; the Hanna–Barbera company later produced numerous cartoon series for television.

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Hanna: QVC and HSN required activation energy—you had to pick up the phone, locate your credit card, confirm your shipping address.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But the day she arrives, a girl goes missing and Hanna cannot resist becoming part of the team searching for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Geraldine Hanna, Northern Ireland's victims of crime commissioner, said her thoughts are with the victims, particularly as the case took two years to go through the criminal justice system and was under intense media scrutiny.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Dr. Hanna Pettersson of the University of York's Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity explained how the program differed from traditional compensation systems.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

At lunch we have a presentation on Kathleen Hanna, so it doesn’t matter that Tanasia will never speak to me again because there’s no talking anyway.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon