Hanan
Hanan is a name of Semitic origin. In Hebrew it is a masculine name, of the meaning "gracious", "gracious gift"or "grace". In Arabic it means "compassion". The name John is speculated to derive, via Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew name Yehohanan or Yohanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The word 'hanan' is exclusively mentioned in the Qur'an while describing Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist) in Surah Maryam 19:12-13. The name Hanan is mentioned many times in the bible.
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
- ( HANAN HAMID ) CINE ACTRESS
Surname
- Josiah Hanan, New Zealand politician, uncle of Ralph Hanan
- Keren Hanan, Greek-Israeli pianist
- Maurice Hanan, the namesake of the Hanan grid, a geometrical construction
- Ralph Hanan, New Zealand politician, nephew of Josiah Hanan
Other meanings
- Hanan International Airport, Niue
- 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 Makarand Deshpande
See also
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