Biblical Meaning of the Name Hannah: Grace
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Where the name comes from
Hannah is Hebrew, Channah, from the root chanan, "to be gracious". It means "grace" or "favor", and it shares its root with the Old Testament's own word for grace, so if you are looking for a biblical name that truly means grace, this is it. Anna, and through it Ann and Anne, come from the same name.
Hannah in the Bible
Hannah was the wife of Elkanah. For years she had no children and was taunted for it, and she poured out her heart to God at Shiloh. She bore Samuel and gave him to God's service, and her song of thanks opens the second chapter of 1 Samuel. In the New Testament, the prophetess Anna, who met the baby Jesus in the temple, bears the Greek form of her name.
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
A blessing for Hannah
Hannah, may grace be the shape of your life: God's grace toward you, and yours toward the people around you. May you always know you can pour out your heart to him, as Hannah did, and may your heart rejoice in the LORD.