Meaning and background
The story behind Hannah
Hannah has a Hebrew name history connected with favour or grace and a biblical bearer who was Samuel’s mother. The reference records use in several languages, with differences in the vowels and consonants, so the spelling is not a guarantee of one global pronunciation. In English it has two syllables. Its mirrored written form is another distinctive feature an owner may enjoy. Compare Hannah with Hanna if the spoken name is settled but the final h matters to a personal tribute or your preferred tag spelling.
- Origin
- From Hebrew Ḥanna, associated with favour or grace. Source
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About Hannah
Recorded as a dog’s name
Hannah appears in 20 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hænə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/hænə/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH AE1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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