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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname HANNAH,
HANNA.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and,
An
Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur,
M. A., 1857.
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HANNAH, HANNA.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "of Hannah," a parish in co.
Lincoln, three miles from Alford. I believe, however, a large number of Hannas
and Hannahs are of Scotch descent, probably variants of the local surname
Hannay. Arthur
has: HANNA. Local.
From Hanan, a strong city in Hesse Cassel, Germany. Hana,
Saxon, a cock; figuratively, a leader, a chief man.
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Reference
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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