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حَنَان
Hanan
ha-NAAN
“Tenderness, compassion.”
About Hanan
Hanan is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "tenderness, compassion" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-ن-ن meaning 'to be tender, compassionate'. The Qur'an uses 'hanan' to describe a quality given by God to Yahya.
Widely used across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Hanan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hanan
- What does the name Hanan mean?
- Hanan (حَنَان) means "Tenderness, compassion". From the Arabic root ح-ن-ن meaning 'to be tender, compassionate'. The Qur'an uses 'hanan' to describe a quality given by God to Yahya.
- Is Hanan a name from the Qur'an?
- Hanan 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 Hanan a boy or a girl name?
- Hanan is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hanan come from?
- Hanan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-N-N. Widely used across Arab families.
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