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Hannah

Pronunciation: /ˈhænə/

The English word “Hannah” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
  2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.

noun

  1. A Wren serving with the Royal Marines.

Etymology

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.

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