My name, and as much as I wished it was spelled Hannah when I was younger, I’m fine with it now. I’m Polish so obviously my parents weren’t gonna name me Hannah. People misspell it all the time, which is a given since I live in an English-speaking country. It’s actually pronounced Han-nah (the n is pronounced twice) not Han-uh but I never correct anyone cause it really doesn’t matter to me. At home and in Poland everyone calls me Hania anyway which feels way more like my name than Hanna.
I used to prefer this spelling, now I feel that Hannah feels more complete. Still, I love this name, and I do not agree with all of these bad comments on it.
Add Usage: EnglishPronounced: HAN-na (Swedish, Icelandic), HA-na (Danish, German, Dutch), HAHN-nah (Finnish), HAW-naw (Hungarian), HAN-ə (English)Meaning: Variant form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in various languages.
This is my name and it often bothers me how people think that it is pronounced hah-na. It is pronounced the same as Hannah. The same name, just without an h on the end.
I used to prefer this spelling but now, with a change of opinion, I favour the more frequently used, "Hannah" Hanna is fine but I can see why the spelling of Hannah is enjoyed more. As a writer, I named one of my characters Hanna and I'm glad I decided to change it to Hannah instead. :P.
― Anonymous User 12/8/2016
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Good name. I love Hanna Marin from Pretty Little Liars, she's my favourite character in the show and creates a good association of this name for me. I like it better without the pointless H at the end, also if it's spelled Hannah the name is a palindrome and the kid might be told this throughout her life when she introduces herself, which could be annoying. A good middle name for this name is Eleanor, which is Hanna Marin's middle name.
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. Was an American animation studio. It was founded by directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
― Anonymous User 6/11/2015
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I had a childhood friend named Hanna and not only did I think the spelling of her name was really cool, but I also loved the pronunciation ("HAHN-na"). It was so fresh and unique from Hannah ("HAN-na") which just sounds whiny to me and reminds me too much of Hannah Montana or banana.
― Anonymous User 3/28/2015
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This is my name and growing up I hated it because I thought it was too simple and boring and people always put the H at the end which bothered me. But people always compliment my name and say it's pretty and that they like it. Most other Hannah's and Hanna's I've known are nice, smart, calm people.
― Anonymous User 1/14/2015
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This name is used in Belarus. The native spelling is identical to the Ukrainian one. And I think both languages use it as a form of Anna rather than Hannah, but I'm not sure. [noted -ed]
― Anonymous User 8/31/2013
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Saoirse Ronan played a character named Hanna in a movie of the same name.
Hanna Falk Cross is the main character of the comic Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name. He's enthusiastic but obnoxious, more than a bit unstable, and a paranormal investigator with more than a little attitude of a car salesman. He often doesn't see things very realistically at all.
My sister's name is Hanna (pronounced almost HUN-ah), like without the 'h', and I think it's prettier than Hannah. Because Hannah looks like really chunky and bulky, no offense to those called Hannah.
Ok first of all I love it spelled without the H at the end. And I do like it with the H at the end. But my name is HANNA and I like it just the way it is. Very unique, it really is pretty BOTH ways with and without the h.
― Anonymous User 2/14/2009
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I personally prefer Hannah, but this is a really pretty name! The reason is, to me Hanna looks incomplete without an extra -h. If I could, I would write the extra -h at the end of Hanna in novels.
This is my best friend's name. I used to jokingly call her "Annah," because it wasn't a palindrome. Our other friend's father always calls her "Hanna Montana," which is a drag.
I love the name Hanna! It's an awesome name. I like it spelled H-A-N-N-A. I don't know why anyone wouldn't love this name! Oh and if you make it a palindrome it's not unique anymore.
― Anonymous User 6/6/2008
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I prefer to spell this name with the H at the end. (Plus, when you do it that way, it's a palindrome.)
I've seen girls named this around here where I live, so I'm not so sure about it being specifically all of the nationalities listed. I think it's just another way to spell 'Hannah'.
Yes this is an alternative spelling for Hannah but this spelling originated in the countries listed. So it is not typically reserved for exclusive use in those places but originated from them.
You can find the pronunciation here: https://ru.forvo.com/word/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0/ (Russian)
In IPA it should be written as shown above.