| Pronunciation | HAN-a |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Syriac / Aramaic |
| Region of origin | Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt) |
Hanna or Hana is an Arabic given Male name (حنّا), common particularly among Arab Christians in Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, deriving from the Syriac/Aramaic name for the Apostle John. In turn, the Syriac name is borrowed from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥānān) meaning God is gracious.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Hanna
- Hanna Abu-Hanna (1928–2022), Palestinian poet, writer and researcher
- Hanna Mikhail (1935–unknown), Palestinian scholar and Fatah member
- Hanna Nasser (1936–2015), Palestinian politician
- Hanna Nasser (academic), Palestinian academic and political figure
- Hanna Siniora (born 1937), Palestinian publisher and politician
Hana
- Hana Elhebshi, Libyan activist
- Hana Hajjar, Saudi cartoonist
- Hana Majaj (born 1982), Jordanian swimmer
- Hana Mareghni (born 1989), Tunisian judo practitioner
- Hana Nasser (born 1991), Israeli football player
- Hana Shiha (born 1985), Egyptian actress
- Hana Sweid (born 1955), Israeli Arab politician
Middle name
- Stephan Hanna Stephan (1894–1949), a Christian Arab Palestinian writer
Surname
- Jumana Hanna (born c. 1962), member of former prominent Iraqi family
- Lisa Hanna (born 1975), Jamaican politician and beauty queen, winner of the Miss World title in 1993
- Mil Hanna (born 1966), Lebanese-born Australian rules footballer
- Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia (born 1965), Palestinian Archbishop
References
- ↑ Sung Ock Lee (2011). A Cultural Comparative Study on the Self-Identification of Maronites in Lebanon and Assyrians in Iraq (PDF) (PhD thesis). Lebanese University. p. 138.
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