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Hannah Genealogy
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Hannah

Hannah is a Scottish name from Wigtownshire, Scotland. It comes from the Gaelic "O hAnnaigh" which means "descendant of Annach," a given name that means "iniquity." Alternately it comes from the Hebrew given name Hannah which means "God has favored." The earliest known ancestor--Gilbert de Hannethe--was recorded in 1296. The family motto is Per ardua ad alta which means "Through straits to heights."

Other spellings of the name include "Hanna," "Hannay," and "Hanney." Notable people with the surname include American actress Darryl Hannah (Splash, Blade Runner, Roxanne), American football player John Hannah (New England Patriots), and American director Jack Hannah (The Woody Woodpecker Show, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Pluto's Christmas Tree). The first Hannah to come to America was Thomas Hannah in Massachusetts in 1630.

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