Gender Feminine & Masculine
Pronounced Pron. HAN-neh(Danish) /ˈhɑn.nə/(Norwegian) /ˈha.nə/(German) /ˈɦɑ.nə/(Dutch)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Danish and Norwegian short form of Johanne, or a German and Dutch short form of Johanna. This can also be a Dutch short form of Johannes (masculine).

Related Names

VariantsJanne(Danish) Janne(Norwegian) Hanna(German) Hanna, Hannes, Hannie, Jennigje, Jo, Johanneke, Joop, Hanke(Dutch)
DiminutivesJannicke, Jannike(Norwegian)
Feminine FormsJana, Janna(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Gjon(Albanian) Yohannes(Amharic) Yahya, Yuhanna(Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes(Armenian) Xuan(Asturian) Ion, Jon, Jone, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo(Basque) Ivan, Zhanna, Yan(Belarusian) Jehohanan, Joanna, Johanan, John(Biblical) Ioanna, Ioannes(Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan(Biblical Hebrew) Iohanna, Iohannes(Biblical Latin) Yann, Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioan, Ioana, Ivan, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoan, Yoana, Ivo, Vancho, Yanko(Bulgarian) Joan, Joana, Jan(Catalan) Jowan(Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanna, Ghjuvanni(Corsican) Ivan, Ivana, Janko, Žana(Croatian) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Johana, Hanuš, Honza, Janek, Johanka(Czech) Evan, Ian, Ivan, Jane, Janessa, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, John, Johnna, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Shon, Giana, Gianna, Hank, Jo, Joanie, Joann, Joanne, Jodene, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joetta, Joey, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni, Jonie, Shayne(English) Johano, Joĉjo(Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Johannes, Juhan, Ants, Hannes, Janek, Janne(Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna(Faroese) Jone(Fijian) Jani, Janika, Janina, Johanna, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hanna, Hannele, Hannes, Hannu, Janna, Janne, Jonna, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi(Finnish) Jean, Jeanne, Johanne, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Joanne, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick(French) Xan, Xoán, Xoana(Galician) Ivane, Ioane, Vano(Georgian) Gianna, Giannis, Ioanna, Ioannis, Yanna, Yannis, Yianna, Yiannis, Gianis, Nana, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni(Greek) Keoni(Hawaiian) Yochanan(Hebrew) Iván, János, Johanna, Hanna, Jancsi, Jani(Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhanna, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna, Hannes(Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes(Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane, Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivana, Ivano, Gia, Gian, Gianna, Gianni, Giannina, Giannino, Giò, Giovannetta, Nina, Nino, Vanna, Vanni(Italian) Johanna, Johannes, Joannes(Late Roman) Ivans, Jana, Janīna, Jānis, Žanna(Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng(Limburgish) Hansel(Literature) Janina, Jonas(Lithuanian) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo(Macedonian) Yahya(Malay) Ġwann(Maltese) Ean, Juan(Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin(Medieval English) Jehan, Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Zuan(Medieval Italian) Joan(Occitan) Yahya(Persian) Jin(Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janina, Joanna, Asia, Janek, Janusz, Joasia(Polish) Ivan, Joana, João, Joaninha, Joãozinho(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Ivan, Geanina, Gianina, Iancu, Ionel, Ionuț, Nelu(Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Yana, Zhanna, Vanya(Russian) Juhán(Sami) Sione(Samoan) Giuanna, Giuanne, Juanne(Sardinian) Ian, Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Eòin, Iain, Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica(Serbian) Ivan, Ivana, Ján, Jana, Janko(Slovak) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko, Žana(Slovene) Jan(Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Juana, Ibán, Juancho, Juanita, Juanito(Spanish) Giovana, Jhon, Johana, Jhonny(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivan, Jan, Janina, Janna, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Jon, Hampus, Hanna, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Janne, John, Jonna, Jöns(Swedish) Sione(Tongan) Yahya(Turkish) Ivan, Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djan, Djene, Djhan, Djihan(Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Shan, Siân, Siôn, Siwan, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan(Welsh)
Same SpellingHanne 2

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Finland: July 21
Norway: January 5

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Entry updated April 23, 2024