Hana as a given name may have any of several origins. It is also a version of a Hebrew name from the root ḥ-n-n meaning "favour" or "grace", a Kurdish name meaning hope (هانا), a Persian name meaning flower (حَنا) and an Arabic name meaning "bliss" (هَناء). As a Japanese name, it is usually translated as flower (). In Korean, it means the number one (하나). In Hawaiian, "Hana" means "craft" or "work". In Maori, "Hana" means to shine, glow, give out love or radiance. In Albanian, "Hana" means the moon.[1]

Hana
Pronunciationhah-nah (Japanese)
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaningthe grace of God (Hebrew)
moon (Albanian)
happiness (Arabic)
flower (Japanese)
one (Korean)
to glow (Maori)
help(Kurdish)
Other names
Related namesHannah
Mana

People

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Czech and Slovak

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Japanese

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Korean

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  • Lee Ha-na (born 1982), South Korean actress
  • Oh Ha-na (born 1985), South Korean fencer
  • Park Ha-na (born 1985), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Ha-na (born 1986), South Korean actress
  • Hana Mae Lee (born 1988), Korean-American actress
  • Kim Ha-na (born 1989), South Korean badminton player
  • Han Hana (born 1990), South Korean actress
  • Jung Hana (born 1990), South Korean rapper, member of girl group Secret
  • Jang Ha-na (born 1992), South Korean golfer

Arab

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Other

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Fictional characters

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Works from Japan
  • Hana, a character in the manga series Peacemaker Kurogane
  • Hana, a character in the anime film Tokyo Godfathers
  • Hana, a character in the anime film Wolf Children
  • Hana, the protagonist in the Young Samurai novel The Ring of Water
  • Hana, a samurai from Hoshido and a playable unit in Fire Emblem Fates
  • Hana Shimano, Shimajirou’s younger sister in the anime series Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou
  • Hana-chan, a character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
  • Hana Asakura, a character in the manga series Shaman King
  • Hana N. Fountainstand, a character in the manga series Hanayamata
  • Hana Ichinose (一之瀬 花名), protagonist of the manga series Slow Start
  • Hana Inuzuka, a character in the manga and anime series Naruto, and anime series Naruto Shippuden
  • Hana Isuzu, a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
  • Hana Midorikawa, a character in the manga and anime series, Prison School
  • Hana Nono (野乃 はな), a character in the anime series Hugtto! PreCure
  • Saki Hanajima (Hana-chan), a character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket
  • Hana Uzaki, the protagonist of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
  • Hana Yamaguchi, a character in Japanese manga series Guru Guru Pon-chan
Works from elsewhere
  • Hana, the wife of Sadao in Pearl Buck's short story "The Enemy"
  • Hana, a Canadian nurse in the novel and film The English Patient
  • Hana Gitelman, a character in 2006–2010 American graphics novel series Heroes
  • Hana Stoppable, Ron's adopted baby sister in the 2002–2007 Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible
  • Hana the Hanukkah Fairy, a character in the British book series Rainbow Magic
  • Jung Hana, a character in 2012 South Korean drama Love Rain
  • D.Va, real name Hana Song, a fictional South Korean pro gamer and a player character in the video games Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
  • Hana Tsu-Vachel, player character first introduced in 2009 in American video game series Fear Effect

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "hana - Te Aka Māori Dictionary".