Hanna_(Arabic_name)

Hanna (Arabic name)

Hanna (Arabic name)

Name list


Hanna 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]

Quick Facts Pronunciation, Language(s) ...

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Hanna

Hana

Middle name

Surname

See also


References

  1. 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.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hanna_(Arabic_name), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.