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Anna vs Hannah - What's the difference?

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Hannah is a related term of anna.



As proper nouns the difference between anna and hannah

is that anna is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew|}} while Hannah is mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

As a noun anna

is a unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1/16 rupee.

anna

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1/16 rupee.

    • Anagrams

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    hannah

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
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    • 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?
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  • * 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 .

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    * Anna