A Name Story by Houdhoud
هَنَاء
Hana
HA-naa
“Bliss, happiness, contentment.”
About Hana
Hana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "bliss, happiness, contentment" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ه-ن-أ meaning 'to be pleased, happy'.
Modern, gentle name common across Arab and diaspora families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hanaa, Hanna
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Hana is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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