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Abby vs Hannah - What's the difference?

abby | hannah |

As proper nouns the difference between abby and hannah

is that abby is , also used as a formal given name while hannah is mother of the prophet samuel in the old testament.

abby

English

Alternative forms

* Abbe * Abbey * Abbi * Abbie * Abi

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , also used as a formal given name.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    hannah

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
  • *
    • Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah , why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
  • .
  • * 1959 , Goodbye, Columbus, and Five Short Stories , Houghton Mifflin 1959, page 116
    • "What about Hannah Schreiber?"
    He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -
  • * 2002 (Kate Atkinson), Not the End of the World , Doubleday, ISBN 0385604726, page 33:
    • She could buy pretty clothes for a girl and plait her hair with ribbons. And she could call her a nice, old-fashioned, middle-class name like Sarah or Emma or Hannah .

    Related terms

    * Anna