First names in Hebrew

First name Hannah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hannah is written חנה

Hannah is the English form of Chana, חנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Hannah 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

Hannah = 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 Hannah, 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

Hannah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hannah in three answers

How do you write Hannah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hannah is written חנה. Hannah is the English form of Chana, חנה in Hebrew.

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

What does Hannah 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.