Hanna (Arabic name) explained

Hanna
Pronunciation:	HAN-a
Region:	Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt)

Hanna, Henna, or Hana is an Arabic name (حنّا), common particularly among Arab Christians in Palestine, 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, 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

• Edward A. Hanna (1922–2009), American businessman and politician
• Gabbie Hanna (born 1991), American internet personality, singer-songwriter, author, actress and YouTuber
• George Hanna (basketball) (1928–2019), Iraqi-American basketball player and professor
• Jack Hanna (born 1947), American zookeeper
• John Hanna (ice hockey) (1935–2005), Canadian hockey player
• 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
• Richard L. Hanna (1951–2020), American businessman and politician
• Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia (born 1965), Palestinian Archbishop

See also

• Abu Hanna
• Hana (name)
• Hanna (surname)
• Hannah (name)

Notes and References

1. Sung Ock Lee. A Cultural Comparative Study on the Self-Identification of Maronites in Lebanon and Assyrians in Iraq. Lebanese University. 138. PhD. 2011.