Hanan (given name)
Ḥanan is a name of Biblical Hebrew origin which is also found in Qur'anic Arabic. In Hebrew, it is a masculine name meaning "gracious", "gracious gift" or "grace". In Arabic where it is used as a feminine name, it means "compassion" or "affection".
The name John is speculated to derive, via Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew name Yehoḥanan or Yoḥanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
The word 'ḥanan' is exclusively mentioned in the Qur'an while describing Prophet Yahya in Surah Maryam 19:12-13. The name Ḥanan is mentioned many times in the bible.
Notable people with this name include:
- 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 bar Rava, 3rd century amoraic sage
- Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman, mathematician
- Hanan Saeed Mohsen al-Fatlawi, Iraqi politician
- Hanan al-Shaykh, Lebanese author
- Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar
- Hanan Eshel, Israeli archaeologist
- Hanan Ibrahim, Somali activist
- Hanan Jacoby, American economist
- Hanan Kattan, Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin
- Hanan Keren, Israeli basketball player
- Hanan Maman, Israeli footballer
- Hanan Melcer, Israeli judge
- Hanan Porat, Israeli rabbi, educator, and politician
- Hanan Tarik, Ethiopian film and television actress and model
- Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress