Details for the forename Hanna

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Hanna (female)


Variants:	Anna (F) Anne (F)
Pet Name for:	Johanna (F)
Derivative(s):	Ana (F) Anaïs (F) Ann (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Una (F)
Can be spelt:	Hanah (F) Hannah (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Hebrew "favoured one"; OT 1 Samuel 1:2. In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire the spelling Hanna was as frequent as Hanah, both being less than a quarter of the occurrences of Hannah.