Hanani as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hanani

What is the meaning of the name Hanani ?

The baby name Hanani is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ha-NAH-nee (IPA: /hæˈnɑːni/).

Hanani is Hebrew in Origin.

Hanani is a Hebrew masculine name derived from the Semitic root ḥ-n-n, “to be gracious, show favor.” In Biblical Hebrew it can be parsed as “gracious,” “favored,” or “my grace,” and is closely related to Hannah and Hanan; extended theophoric forms include Hananiah/Chananiah (“Yahweh is gracious”) and Yohanan/John (“Yahweh has been gracious”). The spelling may appear as Hanani or Chanani in transliteration.

Scripture records several bearers: Hanani the seer who rebuked King Asa (2 Chronicles 16), a brother of Nehemiah who reported Jerusalem’s plight (Nehemiah 1), and various Levites and musicians in Chronicles. As a given name it persisted in Jewish communities and has modest modern revival in Israel and among biblically minded families. Variants and cognates include Hanan, Hananiah, Chananya, Chanan, and, by root, Hannah; Arabic Ḥanānī is a related form meaning “my compassion.” Gender use today is chiefly male, though unisex in some circles.