The name Chanin is a Jewish female name with variants Chanina and Chanine. The meaning i don't know for sure. That's why my subject title asks for help. Miss
Claire and
Andy know a lot about Hebrew names.
What i did find is this:
Hanna
1-English, 2-Scottish, 3-Irish
variations: Chanin, Haneson, Hanin, Hanis, Hannan,
Hannah, Hannay, Hannon, Hanson
1-From the medieval feminine name
Hannah or
Anna which is of Hebrew origin, meaning 'He (God) has favored me (with a child).'
2-A habitation name for an unidentified place.
3-Anglicized form of the Gaelic word O'hAnnaigh, 'descendant of Annach.' The given name Annach meaning 'antiquity' (Hanks & Hodges, p.238) or 'transgression or immortality.' (
Chester & Robb, p.234)
this is taken from the following website:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~haslam/surnames/h.html(search for: Chanin)
For the meaning of
Hanna or
Anna, see the hyperlinks.