First names in Hebrew

First name Hanna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hanna is written חנה

Hanna is another spelling of Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Hanna mean?

Meaning: "grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Hannah is the form closest to the Hebrew of a name from the Bible: Chana, "grace". From it come Anne, Ann, Annie, Anna and many others. Hannah, with its final "h", has been one of the most popular girls' names in the English-speaking world for decades.

Gematria

Hanna = 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 Hanna, 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

Hanna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hanna in three answers

How do you write Hanna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hanna is written חנה. Hanna is another spelling of Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

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

What does Hanna mean?
Grace (origin: Hebrew). Hannah is the form closest to the Hebrew of a name from the Bible: Chana, "grace". From it come Anne, Ann, Annie, Anna and many others. Hannah, with its final "h", has been one of the most popular girls' names in the English-speaking world for decades.