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The baby name Hanania is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'common_english': 'ha-NAH-nee-uh', 'ipa_english': '/hɑːˈnɑːniə/', 'biblical_hebrew': 'Ḥa-na-NYAH', 'ipa_hebrew': '/χa.naˈnjaː/'}.

Hanania is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: {'common_english': 'ha-NAH-nee-uh', 'ipa_english': '/hɑːˈnɑːniə/', 'biblical_hebrew': 'Ḥa-na-NYAH', 'ipa_hebrew': '/χa.naˈnjaː/'}

What is the meaning of the name Hanania ?

The baby name Hanania is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'common_english': 'ha-NAH-nee-uh', 'ipa_english': '/hɑːˈnɑːniə/', 'biblical_hebrew': 'Ḥa-na-NYAH', 'ipa_hebrew': '/χa.naˈnjaː/'}.

Hanania is Hebrew in Origin.

Hanania is a Semitic theophoric name from Hebrew Ḥananyāh(u) (חֲנַנְיָה), built on the root ḥ-n-n “to show favor” with the divine element -yāh (“Yahweh”). It conveys “Yahweh has been gracious” or “God is gracious”.

In the Hebrew Bible, several figures bear the name, including Hananiah, the companion of Daniel known by the Babylonian name Shadrach (Daniel 1–3), a prophet opposed by Jeremiah (Jer 28), and several officials. The name persisted in Jewish usage through Second Temple and rabbinic eras, surviving in diaspora and revived in modern Israel, commonly as Hananya/Chananya. Through Greek and Latin it appears as Ananias in the New Testament; related forms occur in Syriac/Aramaic (Hananya), Arabic Christian contexts (Hananiya), and Romance spellings (Anania). Short forms and cognates include Hanani and Hanan; the feminine Hannah shares the same root but is a separate name. Variant spellings: Hananiah, Hananya, Chananya, Hananiya, Ananias, Anania.

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Hanania – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
IL Boys 0 #590 18 10,983
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
MY Girls 0 #947 48 24,821
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619

Hanania is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BN
BR
DZ
GR

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Hanania is predominantly a boy's name.
Hanania is a 4 syllable name, pronounced {'common_english': 'ha-NAH-nee-uh', 'ipa_english': '/hɑːˈnɑːniə/', 'biblical_hebrew': 'Ḥa-na-NYAH', 'ipa_hebrew': '/χa.naˈnjaː/'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hananiah, Hanani, Hananya, Hanan, Chananiah and Ananias.
Across languages, Hanania has these equivalents: Ḥananyāh (Hebrew), Ananias (Greek/Latin, New Testament form), Hanani (short form), Hanan (related name).
Hanania is a name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Israel. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Israel and its diaspora communities.