Hana (given name)

Hana
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	the grace of God (Hebrew); moon (Albanian); happiness (Arabic); flower (Japanese); one (Korean); to glow (Maori); hope (Kurdish);
Other names
Related names	Hannah; Mana

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 (花). In Korean, it means the number one (하나). In Hawaiian, "Hana" means "craft" or "work". In Māori, "Hana" means to shine, glow, give out love or radiance, and can also be a transliteration of the name Hannah.^[1] In Albanian, "Hana" means the moon.

People

Czech and Slovak

Hana Andronikova (1967–2011), Czech writer
Hana Bajtošová (born 1984), Slovak mountain biker
Hana Benešová (born 1975), Czech sprinter
Hana Birnerová (born 1989), Czech tennis player
Hana Blažíková (born 1980), Czech soprano and harpist
Hana Bobková (1929–2017), Czech gymnast
Hana Bořkovcová (1927–2009), Czech writer
Hana Brady (1931–1944), Czech Holocaust victim
Hana Brejchová (1946–2024), Czech actress
Hana Burzalová (born 2000), Slovak racewalker
Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech freestyle and medley swimmer
Hana Dariusová (born 1973), Czech rower
Hana Dostalová (1890–1981), Czech painter
Hana Doušová (1949–2023), Czech basketball player
Hana Fukárková (born 1964), Czech tennis player
Hana Greenfield (1926–2014), Czech concentration camp survivor
Hana Gregorová (1885–1958), Slovak writer and editor
Hana Haasová (born 2003), Czech ice hockey player
Hana Hegerová (1931–2021), Slovak singer
Hana Holišová (born 1980), Czech actress and singer
Hana Horáková (born 1979), Czech basketball player
Hana Janků (1940–1995), Czech opera singer
Hana Jonášová (born 1966), Czech opera singer
Hana Kafková (born 1965), Czech rower
Hana Kavková (born 1952), Czech rower
Hana Knapová (born 1956), Czechoslovak figure skater
Hana Knížová, Czech photographer
Hana Kolářová (born 1988), Czech triathlete
Hana Kolníková (born 1989), Slovak athlete
Hana Koudelová, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
Hana Krampolová (1961–2020), Czech actress
Hana Krupková (1921–1997), Czech resistance member
Hana Kvapilová (1866–1907), Czech actress
Hana Kvášová (born 1989), Czech handball player
Hana Librová (born 1943), Czech biologist
Hana Lišková (born 1952), Czech gymnast
Hana Machatová-Bogušovská (born 1938), Czech rhythmic gymnast
Hana Maciuchová (1945–2021), Czech actress
Hana Mandlíková (born 1962), Czech professional tennis player
Hana Martínková (born 1985), Czech handball player
Hana Marvanová (born 1962), Czech lawyer and politician
Hana Mašková (1949–1972), Czech figure skater
Hana Matelová (born 1990), Czech table tennis player
Hana Meličková (1900–1978), Slovak actress
Hana Mičechová (1946–2020), Czech gymnast
Hana Mučková (born 1998), Czech handball player
Hana Orgoníková (1945–2014), Czech politician
Hana Peterková (born 1987), Czech canoeist
Hana Pleskačová (born 1966), Czechoslovak sprint canoer
Hana Ponická (1922–2007), Slovak writer and dissident
Hana Maria Pravda (1916–2008), Czech actress
Hana Preinhaelterová (1938–2018), Czech indologist (1938-2018)
Hana Purkrábková (1936–2019), Czech ceramist and sculptor
Hana Říčná (born 1968), Czechoslovak gymnast
Hana Růžičková (1941–1981), Czech gymnast
Hana Skalníková (born 1982), Czech beach volleyball player
Hana Sládková-Koželuhová (born 1928), Czech former tennis player
Hana Sloupová (born 1991), Czech football player
Hana Soukupová (born 1985), Czech model
Hana Šromová (born 1978), Czech tennis player
Hana Storchová (1936–2024), Czech painter and printmaker
Hana Strachoňová (born 1961), Czech tennis player
Hana Svobodová (born 1988), Czech model
Hana Truncová (1924–2022), Czech political prisoner
Hana Vagnerová (born 1983), Czech actress
Hana Vejvodová (1963–1994), Czech pianist
Hana Veselá (born 1953), Czechoslovak figure skater
Hana Vlasáková (1948–2023), Czech volleyball player
Hana Voglová (1913–2005), Czech translator and interpreter
Hana Vymazalová (born 1978), Czech Egyptologist
Hana Vítová (1914–1987), Czech actress
Hana Zagorová (1946–2022), Czech singer
Hana Zelinová (1914–2004), Slovak writer
Hana Žáková (born 1974), Czech rower
Hana Zarevúcká (born 1961), Czech basketball player

Japanese

The proper name Hana (花) is pronounced [haꜜ.na] (accented on the first syllable), as opposed to the common noun hana (花; transl. flower) which is pronounced [ha.naꜜ] (accented on the second syllable).^[2]

Hana Hishikawa (born 2003), Japanese voice actress
Hana Kimura (1997–2020), Japanese professional wrestler
Hana Kobayashi (born 1982), Venezuelan-Japanese singer
Hana Koike (born 2005), Japanese competition climber
Hana Nagata (born 2000), Japanese rugby sevens player
Hana Noake (born 2004), Japanese speed skater
Hana Shimano, Japanese voice actress
Hana Sugisaki (born 1997), Japanese actress
Hana Takahashi (born 2000), Japanese footballer
Hana Tamegai (born 1997), Japanese voice actress and singer
Hana Toyoshima (born 2007), Japanese actress
Hana Usui (born 1974), Japanese artist
Hana Wada (born 2002), Japanese shogi player
Hana Wakimoto (born 1997), Japanese professional golfer
Hana Yoshida (born 2005), Japanese figure skater

Korean

Baek Ha-na (born 2000), South Korean badminton player
Im Ha-na (born 2000), South Korean sport shooter
Jang Ha-na (born 1992), South Korean golfer
Jung Ha-na (born 1990), South Korean singer and television personality
Kim Ha-na (born 1989), South Korean badminton player
Lee Ha-na (born 1982), South Korean actress
Hana Mae Lee (born 1988), Korean-American actress
Oh Ha-na (born 1985), South Korean fencer
Park Ha-na (born 1985), South Korean actress
Park Ha-na (basketball) (born 1990), South Korean basketball player
Seo Ha-na (born 1987), South Korean Paralympic judoka
Yoo Ha-na (born 1986), South Korean actress

Arab

Hana Alomair, Saudi director
Hana El-Samad, Lebanese-American scientist
Hana Elhebshi (born c. 1985), Libyan activist
Hana Gaddafi (born 1985), Daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
Hana Goda (born 2007), Egyptian table tennis player
Hana Hajjar, Saudi cartoonist
Hana Khatib (born 1973), Israeli Arab lawyer
Hana Laszlo (born 1953), Israeli actress and comedian
Hana Majaj (born 1982), Jordanian swimmer
Hana Malhas (born 2000), Jordanian singer-songwriter
Hana Mareghni (born 1989), Tunisian judo practitioner
Hana Moataz (born 2000), Egyptian squash player
Hana Hussien Naghawi (born 1971), Jordanian civil engineering professor
Hana Nasser (born 1991), Israeli footballer
Hana Ramadan (born 1997), Egyptian professional squash player
Yehoshua Hana Rawnitzki (1859–1944), Hebrew publisher and editor
Hana Sadiq (born 2000), Iraqi fashion designer
Hana Ali Saleh (born 1968), Yemeni sprinter
Hana Shalabi (born 1982), Palestinian prisoner in Israel
Hana Sheha (born 1985), Egyptian actress
Hana Shiha (born 1985), Egyptian actress
Hana Sweid (born 1955), Israeli Arab politician
Hana Tarazi, Palestinian technocrat
Hana Yousry (born 2000), Egyptian singer and actor
Hana El Zahed (born 1994), Egyptian actress-singer

Other

Hana Maria Aboian (born 2010), American ice dancer
Hana Antunovic, Swedish karateka
Hana Pera Aoake, New Zealand artist, poet and writer
Hana Basic (born 1996), Australian sprinter
Hana Bath (born 2010), Australian figure skater
Hana Beaman, American snowboarder
Hana Beshie, Filipino drag performer
Hana Burton (born 1997), American racing driver
Hana Gartner (born 1948), Canadian investigative journalist
Hana Ghassan (born 1968), Brazilian politician
Hana Guy (born 1969), New Zealand tennis player
Hana (American musician) (born 1989), American singer
Hana Hayes (born 1999), American actress
Hana Hegedušić (born 1976), Croatian actress
Hana Huljić (born 1990), Dalmatian singer, composer and songwriter
Hana Jalloul (born 1978), Spanish politician
Hana Mazi Jamnik (2002–2022), Slovenian cross-country skier
Hana Jušić (born 1983), Croatian film director and screenwriter
Hana Kerner (born 1997), American soccer player
Hana Kuk (born 1986), Hong Kong singer-songwriter
Hana Lili (born 2000), Welsh singer-songwriter
Hana Sofia Lopes (born 1990), Luxembourgish-Portuguese actress
Hana Lowry (born 2003), Australian soccer player
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (born 2002), New Zealand politician
Hana Makhmalbaf (born 1988), Iranian filmmaker
Hana Malasan (born 1991), Indonesian actress
Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian agronomist
Hana Moll (born 2005), American athlete
Hana Catherine Mullens (1826–1861), Swiss writer
Hana O'Regan (born 1973), Māori language advocate and academic
Hana Pestle (born 1989), American musician
Hana Sachsová (1907–1987), Czechoslovak politician
Hana Schank, American writer and public interest technologist
Hana Hasanah Shahab (born 1969), Indonesian politician
Hana Shezifi (born 1943), Iraqi-born Israeli runner
Hana Shimozumi (1893–1978), American singer
Hana Starkman (born 2004), American rhythmic gymnast
Hana Tajima (born 1986), British fashion designer
Hana Te Hemara (1940–1999), Māori activist and leader
Hana Vu (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
Hana Vučko (born 1998), Slovenian handball player
Hana Wirth-Nesher (born 1948), German-born American-Israeli literary scholar

Fictional characters

Works from Japan

Hana Asakura, in the manga series Shaman King
Hana Inuzuka, in the manga and anime series Naruto, and anime series Naruto Shippuden
Hana Isuzu, in the anime series Girls und Panzer
Saki Hanajima (Hana-chan), in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket
Hana Yamaguchi, in the Japanese manga series Guru Guru Pon-chan

Works from elsewhere

Hana Gitelman, a character in 2006–2010 American graphic novel series Heroes
Hana Stoppable, in the 2002–2007 Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible
D.Va, real name Hana Song, in the video games Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
Hana Tsu-Vachel, in the American video game series Fear Effect

References

↑ "hana – Te Aka Māori Dictionary".
↑ Kindaichi, Haruhiko; Akinaga, Kazue, eds. (10 March 2025). 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Sanseidō.

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[1] "hana – Te Aka Māori Dictionary".

[2] Kindaichi, Haruhiko; Akinaga, Kazue, eds. (10 March 2025). 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Sanseidō.

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