Given name & surname
Hanning
“enclosure”
Hanning is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Scottish and northern English surname, it goes back to a word meaning “enclosure.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As a Scottish and northern English surname, it comes from Middle English haining.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Hanning as a surname developed from Johannes.
Hanning’s family of names
In English usage, Hanning as a surname developed from Johannes. In English usage, Hanning as a surname has a related form in HANNIG.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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