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Hannah

[ han-uh ]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the mother of Samuel.
  2. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “grace.”


Hannah

/ ˈhænə /

noun

  1. Old Testament the woman who gave birth to Samuel (I Samuel 1–2)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The movie rights for Hannah’s 2017 family saga The Great Alone, another novel set in Alaska, were bought by TriStar in 2018.

From Time

On her website, Hannah wrote a list of locations that she used in the book for anyone “interested in a Firefly Lane memory lane tour.”

From Time

Raskin’s son-in-law Hank Kronick, who is married to his other daughter, Hannah, joined them.

The Hard Tomorrow is the story of Hannah, a 30-something woman who lives in the woods with her partner, Johnny.

From Vox

HAAV is about to run into trouble, upending the community Hannah has found there.

From Vox

But I wondered what would have happened if Hitch stood across the stage from Hannah Arendt.

But the detectives were no still closer to who that might be until 18-year-old Hannah Graham went missing Sept. 13.

"We don't know where Hannah Graham is and we have to find her," Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo said.

Well, Hannah Horvath, the character Dunham created and portrays, makes horrible decisions.

The book is the line in the sand, proof that she is not, as she is so often conflated, the Hannah Horvath she has created.

These dividing walls were stone, like all the others, but sufficiently narrow to admit of Hannah's leaping them easily.

On one occasion Hannah was taken ill, and Dr. Woodward, evidently a literary man of that time, was sent for to attend her.

Luckily Hannah had a head on her shoulders, and could be trusted to follow the directions that had been given her.

Hannah looked forward ardently to the end of the journey, but her charge seemed delighted with the new scene.

A strange fierce light passed through her eyes for a second, but Hannah did not notice it.

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