Hannah

Meaning & origin

Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Grace, favour, the mother who prayed so fervently the priest thought she was drunk — Hannah in 1 Samuel is the childless woman who wept before God at Shiloh until the priest Eli mistook her moving lips for intoxication. Her son Samuel became Israel's greatest prophet" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Hannah is also used in Jewish traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among American, European, MiddleEastern, Israeli, Singaporean, HongKonger, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Iranian families, Hannah carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Hannah

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Hannah resonates in either tradition.

How Hannah sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Hannah breaks down into 4 phonemes: /HH-AE-N-AH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Hannah — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Hannah

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Hannah maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.