Name meaning and origin
Hannah
Hebrew: Grace, favor, mercy
Where the name comes from
- HebrewGrace, favor, mercyחַנָּה (Channah) from חָנַן (chanan, to be gracious)
Hannah across traditions
- Biblical. Mother of Prophet Samuel, exemplar of fervent prayer
- Jewish. Model of sincere prayer (tefilah), first to pray silently
Forms in other languages
Anna, Anne, Hanna, Chana, Hana
Hannah in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
112
Hebrew Standard
4
Hebrew Ordinal
46
English Simple
276
English Sumerian
116
English Reverse
118
Greek Isopsephy
22
Chaldean
1
Pythagorean
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