Given name · Belarusian · Ukrainian
Ганна
“God is gracious”
Ганна (Hánna) is a feminine given name. It is used in Ukrainian and Belarusian.
Belarusian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Hanna.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ганна is Hanna written in Cyrillic. In Arabic use, Hanna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Hanna has a related form in Hannah. Hannah’s Hebrew sense expresses being favoured by God, particularly the blessing of a child in its biblical context.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ганна is Hanna written in Cyrillic. An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
Ганна’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Ганна has a short form in Галя. In Ukrainian usage, Ганна has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Anna. In Russian usage, Ганна has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Hanna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ганна has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ганна
- Hanna ReitschGerman aviator (1912–1979)
- Hanna ÖbergSwedish biathleteborn 1995
- MaruvUkrainian singerborn 1991
- Hanna HuskovaBelarusian freestyle skierborn 1992
- Hanna MelnychenkoUkrainian heptathleteborn 1983
- Hanna MaliarLawyer, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraineborn 1978
- Hanna SolaBelarusian biathleteborn 1996
- Hanna HopkoUkrainian politicianborn 1982
- Hanna NovosadUkrainian politicianborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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