What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Hannah vs Calla - What's the difference?

hannah | calla |

As a proper noun hannah

is mother of the prophet samuel in the old testament.

As a verb calla is

.

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

    calla

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, , having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
  • The calla lily,

    • External links

    * ("calla" on Wikipedia) * ("calla" species on Wikimedia) * (comcatlite) ----