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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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Common questions about Hana
- What does the name Hana mean?
- Hana (هَنَاء) means "Bliss, happiness, contentment". From the Arabic root ه-ن-أ meaning 'to be pleased, happy'.
- Is Hana a name from the Qur'an?
- Hana does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Hana a boy or a girl name?
- Hana is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hana come from?
- Hana is an Arabic name, built on the root letters H-N-ʾ. Modern, gentle name common across Arab and diaspora families.
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