Channa

Alluringly beautiful.

This is one of my Hebrew names (Channah Aviva) and I never really liked it. At Hebrew school I went by Aviva and this was before I found out that there is a million Hannahs at my school and I joke sometimes saying that I’m technically a Hannah. Anyways I never liked Channah as my Hebrew name but my Hebrew name will always be Channah Aviva.

Beautifullll!

She could be the last prophet..? In Christianity at least. I don't know much about Muhammad Ali, though to be honest.

Hannah seems to be missing something, but Channah fixes that. I would definitely use it if only it was pronounced like "CHA-na!"

My name is Hannah, and though I dislike my name, I certainly dislike "Channah" more. It sounds like it's made-up and it's choppy.

Way better than Hannah, in my opinion. Hannah is too overused and plain.

Maximum letters! I really like this variation; It's unique, without being meaningless like many kre8iv names, and it's traditional without being old-fashioned.

My daughters are friends with a girl at their school whose name is Channah. It's always struck me as an interesting name, at once recognizable as a form of Hannah while also retaining a distinctive ethnic/religious flair.

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The "ch" sound (as in Bach) at the beginning makes it a challenge for many English speakers, so that they often pronounce it with a H instead of a "ch," but to me, that only adds to the appeal.

If you like the name Anna, but think it's too common, this is the perfect alternative!