Hanna

Hanna is the continental European spelling of Hannah, a Hebrew name meaning grace or favor. In Finland, Sweden, Poland, and Germany the single N keeps it trim and vocal, a two-syllable name that opens and closes on soft breath. The biblical Hannah, mother of the prophet Samuel, gave it its oldest dignity; centuries of queens, saints, and diarists have refreshed it since. In Finland it has ranked among consistently popular girls' names through recent decades. Hanna wears easily across cultures and languages, pared-back and luminous, the kind of name that never needs to be spelled twice abroad.