Hanan
Hanan is a name of Semitic origin. In Hebrew it is a masculine name, of the meaning "God is gracious", "gracious gift of God". In Arabic it is a feminine name and has a completely different root, it means "tenderness". The name John is speculated to derive, via Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
The Irish name Hanan is a variety of Hannon/Hannan, derived from O'Annáin, an ancient Irish sept which fought alongside Brian Boru at the battle of Clontarf.
Given name
- Hanan ben Hanan, Herodian-era High Priest of Israel in Jerusalem
- Hanan of Iskiya, rector of the Talmudical academy at Pumbedita
- Hanan the Egyptian, 2nd century tannaic sage
- Hanan Eshel, Israeli archaeologist
- Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress
- Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar
- Hanan Melcer, Israeli judge
- Hanan Ibrahim, Somali activist
- Hanan Porat, Israeli rabbi, educator, and politician
- Hanan Maman, Israeli footballer
- Hanan Kattan, a Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin
Surname
- Josiah Hanan, a New Zealand politician, father of Ralph Hanan
- Keren Hanan, Greek-Israeli pianist
- Maurice Hanan, the namesake of the Hanan grid, a geometrical construction
- Ralph Hanan, a New Zealand politician, son of Josiah Hanan
Other meanings
- Hanan International Airport
- Hanan Shield, a prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition
- the Hanan Revolution within the fictional Alliance-Union universe
- a 2004 film under the direction of Makrand Deshpande
See also
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