Given name
Honna
Honna is a variant of Hannah. Hannah’s Hebrew sense expresses being favoured by God, particularly the blessing of a child in its biblical context.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Honna is a variant of Hannah. Hannah’s Hebrew sense expresses being favoured by God, particularly the blessing of a child in its biblical context.
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Where it comes from
Honna is a variant of Hannah. Hannah reflects the Hebrew name Hanna and has a long history in Jewish naming traditions.
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How it developed
Honna is a variant of Hannah. The shared background comes through Hannah: Hannah preserves the Hebrew biblical form Hanna, whose meaning expresses favour from God.
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The story
Honna is a variant of Hannah. The history of Hannah gives this family its wider story. In the biblical narrative, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel. English Puritans adopted this form in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, alongside its continuing use as a Jewish name.
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The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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