Hanan (given name)
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Ḥanan (חנן) 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 Yehoḥanan or Yoḥanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The word 'ḥanan' is exclusively mentioned in the Qur'an while describing Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist) 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 Eshel, Israeli archaeologist
- Hanan Jacoby (born 1962), American economist
- Hanan Keren (born 1952), Israeli basketball player
- Hanan Maman (born 1989), Israeli footballer
- Hanan Melcer, Israeli judge
- Hanan Porat, Israeli rabbi, educator, and politician
- Hanan Tork, Egyptian actress
- Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar
- Hanan Ibrahim, Somali activist
- Hanan Kattan, Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin
- Hanan Saeed Mohsen al-Fatlawi (born 1 July 1968), Iraqi politician
- Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman, mathematician
- Hanan al-Shaykh (born 1945), Lebanese author
- Hanan Tarik (born June 30, 1994), Ethiopian film and television actress and model
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