Hanne
[ˈhænə]Meaning
Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch short form of Johanne, Johanna or Johannes.
Background Story
Hanne is a Danish and Norwegian short form of Johanne, and a German and Dutch short form of Johanna; in Dutch it can also be a masculine short form of Johannes. It is additionally a variant of Hanna, and in Finnish it is a short form of Johanna or Hannele, or a borrowing from Danish or German. Through Johanne it goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥānān), meaning "Yahweh is gracious"; through Hanna it goes back to Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannāh), meaning "grace, favour".
Variations
Hannah, Hanna
Related Names
Hanie
A variant of 'Hannah', meaning 'grace' or 'favor'.
Aana
Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish
Abbie
A diminutive of Abigail
Ascha
Derived from the Hebrew word 'Ash', meaning 'life' or 'living one'.
Assia
A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'to heal' or 'to help'.
Chaya
Derived from Hebrew חָיָה (ḥaya) meaning "living"
Giana
Variant of Gianna
Haidy
A variant of the name Heidi, which means 'noble one' or 'of noble descent'
Hania
Polish diminutive of Hanna; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Haniyya.
Hanka
A Finnish name from farm place names, and a Polish clipping of Hanna