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Hanna (Arabic name)
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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:
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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
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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
- Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-American chef
- Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia (born 1965), Palestinian Archbishop
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