OXFORD 9000
📚 name • entry_id 10765

Hannah

/ˈhænə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Ana
Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
Ana
A female given name from Hebrew.
"What about Hannah Schreiber?" He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -
She could buy pretty clothes for a girl and plait her hair with ribbons. And she could call her a nice, old-fashioned, middle-class name like Sarah or Emma or Hannah.
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