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countable and uncountable, plural Hannahs
Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. quotations examples
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?
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Samuel 1:8
A female given name from Hebrew. quotations examples
"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. - - -
1959, Philip Roth, Goodbye, Columbus, and Five Short Stories, Houghton Mifflin, published 1959, page 116
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.
2002, Kate Atkinson, Not the End of the World, Doubleday, page 33
I wish it were like the movies, the name something silly, CanDee or Bambie, something you could roll your eyes at. Misti with two hearts over the I's. But it's Hannah, which is a real woman, presumably like me.
2012, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, Phoenix, published 2013, page 77
A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia. examples
A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. examples
A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota. examples
An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina. examples
A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079). examples
plural Hannahs
A Wren serving with the Royal Marines. examples
An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna. examples