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Help[Opinions] Hannah
This was a favorite a few years ago. Its popularity bothered me, but it has gone pretty far down since then and I could easily see it being out of the top 100 in 5 years or so.
I actually prefer the spelling Hanna right now. Hanna is a family name. But I also like Hannah.
Which spelling do you prefer?
Do you pronounce them differently (would you say HAH-na or something for Hanna)?
Is it too common?
How far do you think will its popularity go down in the future?
What do you think of Hana (HAH-na)? Is it more unusual and fresh or would it get pronounced like Hannah anyway?
Maybe I should consider it as a middle name only.
I actually prefer the spelling Hanna right now. Hanna is a family name. But I also like Hannah.
Which spelling do you prefer?
Do you pronounce them differently (would you say HAH-na or something for Hanna)?
Is it too common?
How far do you think will its popularity go down in the future?
What do you think of Hana (HAH-na)? Is it more unusual and fresh or would it get pronounced like Hannah anyway?
Maybe I should consider it as a middle name only.
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Hmm. At my study abroad program there was a Hanna and a Hana. It was super confusing. The Hanna's name was pronounced just like Hannah, but a lot of people were leery of it and called her Hah-na. Hana's name was pronounced Hah-na.
I'd automatically say Hanna like Hannah because of the double Ns, but I could get used to Hah-na pretty easily. I think in general, the Hana I know didn't run into too much trouble getting people to say her name "correctly."
I sort of like Hanna more for some reason. Not sure why.
I wouldn't say them differently.
Yeah, too common. Not my style.
Ditto mirfak.
I like Hannah/Hanna more than Hana... I find Hana's sound very boring. I don't think hah-nah will ever sound particularly fresh, just kinda boring
I'd automatically say Hanna like Hannah because of the double Ns, but I could get used to Hah-na pretty easily. I think in general, the Hana I know didn't run into too much trouble getting people to say her name "correctly."
I sort of like Hanna more for some reason. Not sure why.
I wouldn't say them differently.
Yeah, too common. Not my style.
Ditto mirfak.
I like Hannah/Hanna more than Hana... I find Hana's sound very boring. I don't think hah-nah will ever sound particularly fresh, just kinda boring
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I slightly prefer Hannah, probably because it's the "original" one - not the original in the world, but the original in my personal experience. The first spelling I learned.
I was trained to say HAHN-a for Hanna because I worked with a woman whose name was that. Now I like it that way. Hannah is still HAN-na to me, a sort of last-decade's trendy name that brings to mind Daryl Hannah and Hannah Montana ... and another person named Hannah who I worked with, who was blond and sporty and professional but not dazzlingly intelligent.
I do think it's sort of too common. Not too common in general, but too common on people in a specific age group, to want to use it today. I wouldn't want to be named Hannah today because if I were, when I turn 20 the name will suggest that I'm at least 30.
I think it'll do what Karen and Christine have done - continue to be used steadily, but not terribly frequently. The similarity to Anna gives it some longevity IMO.
Hana looks exotic-ish to me. In a land called Hana Lee... lol.
I think you can spell it however you like and insist on HAHN-a. I got used to calling Hanna that, anyone can.
I was trained to say HAHN-a for Hanna because I worked with a woman whose name was that. Now I like it that way. Hannah is still HAN-na to me, a sort of last-decade's trendy name that brings to mind Daryl Hannah and Hannah Montana ... and another person named Hannah who I worked with, who was blond and sporty and professional but not dazzlingly intelligent.
I do think it's sort of too common. Not too common in general, but too common on people in a specific age group, to want to use it today. I wouldn't want to be named Hannah today because if I were, when I turn 20 the name will suggest that I'm at least 30.
I think it'll do what Karen and Christine have done - continue to be used steadily, but not terribly frequently. The similarity to Anna gives it some longevity IMO.
Hana looks exotic-ish to me. In a land called Hana Lee... lol.
I think you can spell it however you like and insist on HAHN-a. I got used to calling Hanna that, anyone can.
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To me they are not at all pronounced the same. Hanna is Hah-nah. I've only known two American Jewish girls with this spelling though, and this is how they both pronounced it. Hannah is Han-nah. While the names are similar to me, they have a very different feel.
I think Hanna is more interesting, but most of the time people will just pronounce it the same way as Hannah.
It feels like it is common, but I've only known 2 Hannas and 2 Hannahs. So perhaps not.
I don't feel like it will be super popular in the next 5 years, but I'm not exactly great at predicting that sort of thing.
I think Hanna is more interesting, but most of the time people will just pronounce it the same way as Hannah.
It feels like it is common, but I've only known 2 Hannas and 2 Hannahs. So perhaps not.
I don't feel like it will be super popular in the next 5 years, but I'm not exactly great at predicting that sort of thing.
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A relative of a friend called their baby girl Hanna Sophia. It looked very strange to me, but I got used to it after repeated viewings. I still prefer the Hannah spelling - that extra 'h', like in Susannah, gives an extra gust of fresh air on the end, an extra whiff of spring pollen... something like that.
I pronounce Hannah and Hanna the same.
It is a bit common. It's not a surprising choice at all.
Hana would confuse me. I would assume you meant it as an alternate spelling of Hannah, pronounced the same.
I think it's a great idea for a middle name.
I pronounce Hannah and Hanna the same.
It is a bit common. It's not a surprising choice at all.
Hana would confuse me. I would assume you meant it as an alternate spelling of Hannah, pronounced the same.
I think it's a great idea for a middle name.
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I haven't known that many Hannahs, but it still manages to bore me to tears in the same way Sarah and Matthew do. I don't know why I find Anna so much prettier than Hannah.
I know a Hanna, and she's always having to correct the spelling. It's pronounced the same as Hannah.
Hana I'd pronounce HA-na. I associate it with Northern Europe.
I know a Hanna, and she's always having to correct the spelling. It's pronounced the same as Hannah.
Hana I'd pronounce HA-na. I associate it with Northern Europe.
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"hannah Is a Palindrome"
That was the name of a book I liked when I was little. If I remember right, Hannah was a little girl growing up in the 1930's, and one day her teacher appointed her to be class monitor while the teacher was on a break. Just before break, the teacher wrote "Hannah is a palindrome" on the blackboard but left before she could explain it. All the kids laughed their heads off, repeating the sentence and Hannah was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep order and so wouldn't get a candy when the teacher came back. The kid being the most obnoxious was Otto. Hannah looked up palindrome and then she slammed a book on the desk and scared everybody silent.
Then she wrote "Otto is a palindrome" on the board and told them what it was. They were quiet and the teacher did give her a candy.
That was the name of a book I liked when I was little. If I remember right, Hannah was a little girl growing up in the 1930's, and one day her teacher appointed her to be class monitor while the teacher was on a break. Just before break, the teacher wrote "Hannah is a palindrome" on the blackboard but left before she could explain it. All the kids laughed their heads off, repeating the sentence and Hannah was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep order and so wouldn't get a candy when the teacher came back. The kid being the most obnoxious was Otto. Hannah looked up palindrome and then she slammed a book on the desk and scared everybody silent.
Then she wrote "Otto is a palindrome" on the board and told them what it was. They were quiet and the teacher did give her a candy.
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I like Hannah. I would spell it this way as it is the most common. If you used Hanna, you'd constantly have to correct people or be called "Hannah without an H" or something.
I pronounce them both the same.
For me it is too popular. This is mainly because it is super popular on girls my age (early-mid 20s) here in the UK. I know at least 10 Hannahs. On younger girls it is less popular, so would be ok.
It's popularity might decrease but I think it will never be unusual.
I pronounce Hana the same as well. It looks like trying too hard to be unique - if you want unique, then choose a more unusual name, spelling it differently doesn't make it a different name. Again, you'd have to always correct people on the spelling.
I pronounce them both the same.
For me it is too popular. This is mainly because it is super popular on girls my age (early-mid 20s) here in the UK. I know at least 10 Hannahs. On younger girls it is less popular, so would be ok.
It's popularity might decrease but I think it will never be unusual.
I pronounce Hana the same as well. It looks like trying too hard to be unique - if you want unique, then choose a more unusual name, spelling it differently doesn't make it a different name. Again, you'd have to always correct people on the spelling.
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Most Hannahs I've met have been so lovely. I have lots of friends named Hannah. They're mainly oddballs, sometimes not, they all have huge, soft, marsh-mallow hearts and wacky tastes in humour or music, and they're all pretty bright and pretty fun. They're all warm, kind, bring smiles to people's faces. Apart from that, they differ, yes, but 99% of Hannahs I've met have been about as scary as a pair of fluffy pink slippers.
But I don't like the name.
I like the association. Hannahs tend to be such sweethearts. But the name is dull, uninteresting, bland in look and sound. I like Hannah, but not Hanna. I don't say them differently. I don't imagine it will go down the charts that much.
Middle name might be a better option, methinks.
But I don't like the name.
I like the association. Hannahs tend to be such sweethearts. But the name is dull, uninteresting, bland in look and sound. I like Hannah, but not Hanna. I don't say them differently. I don't imagine it will go down the charts that much.
Middle name might be a better option, methinks.
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I pronounce Hanna and Hannah exactly the same. Hanna looks incomplete, like you ran out of room writing it or something.
I don't like it anyway. Hannah has a sister named Emily and brothers named Matthew and Ryan, and they all have that weird white-blond hair and fat round faces and they whine all the time and have food allergies and music lessons out the wazoo. They're four little yawns that add up to one big one.
I don't see Hannah's popularity going down out of the top 100 anytime soon. Still too many Hannahs yet that haven't started having kids of their own.
Hana to me is an affectation: "Oh, Hannah was our top pick, but it's in the top 50! So we named her Hana, and you have to pronounce it Hah-Naha..."
I don't like it anyway. Hannah has a sister named Emily and brothers named Matthew and Ryan, and they all have that weird white-blond hair and fat round faces and they whine all the time and have food allergies and music lessons out the wazoo. They're four little yawns that add up to one big one.
I don't see Hannah's popularity going down out of the top 100 anytime soon. Still too many Hannahs yet that haven't started having kids of their own.
Hana to me is an affectation: "Oh, Hannah was our top pick, but it's in the top 50! So we named her Hana, and you have to pronounce it Hah-Naha..."
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