First names in Hebrew

First name Anna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Anna is written חנה

Anna comes from Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Anna mean?

Meaning: "grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name comes from the Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor". Anna is the Greek and Latin form of it, and from it come Anne, Ann, Annie, Annette and many more: one of the most widely given names in the world, with a Hebrew heart.

Gematria

Anna = 63

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חנה has 3 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total63

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Anna, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Anna, in nine pages

• Anna, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Anna
• Anna, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Anna in three answers

How do you write Anna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Anna is written חנה. Anna comes from Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Anna?
Written חנה, Anna is worth 63: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Anna mean?
Grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name comes from the Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor". Anna is the Greek and Latin form of it, and from it come Anne, Ann, Annie, Annette and many more: one of the most widely given names in the world, with a Hebrew heart.