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Your opinion on Hannah

113 replies

Sunshinegalhere · 18/06/2025 11:30

What’s your opinion on the name Hannah?

Bonus points for middle name suggestions too

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WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 18/06/2025 18:32

It’s a lovely nice. Bonus points for it being a palindrome as well (as is Anna of course)

retiredpickme · 18/06/2025 18:36

Love it and much nicer than Anna imo

AnneMarieW · 18/06/2025 18:46

Like many on here I do prefer Anna - I like that it’s simple and elegant and I’ve met ones of very varied ages and it’s internationally more popular too I think (as I’ve met a few of different nationalities). It would be top of my girls list if there wasn’t a young one already in the family.

Nothing wrong with Hannah as such though, it just happens that most of the ones I’ve met are 30’s- 50’s. So I tend to think of it more as a “Mum” name rather than a younger persons one iykwim.

FLOWERYFROCKY · 18/06/2025 18:48

Hannah is a nice name and I think it would pair with a more unusual second name or I think you could do 2 middle names
Hannah Snowdrop Skye
Hannah Primrose Skye
Hannah Precious Skye
Hannah Skye Blessing

WhereAreWeNow · 18/06/2025 18:52

Lovely name

HugoYorway · 18/06/2025 19:11

FLOWERYFROCKY · 18/06/2025 18:48

Hannah is a nice name and I think it would pair with a more unusual second name or I think you could do 2 middle names
Hannah Snowdrop Skye
Hannah Primrose Skye
Hannah Precious Skye
Hannah Skye Blessing

They're awful.

Judiezones · 18/06/2025 19:13

It's a lovely name.
Hannah Rose
Hannah Jane
Hannah Kate

Mimilamore · 18/06/2025 19:19

Mine’s 46…

Coffeeishot · 18/06/2025 19:19

Oh Hannah Rose is lovely.

Usernamenotavailable19 · 18/06/2025 19:22

It’s a bit boring

sauvignonplonk1 · 18/06/2025 19:24

Best name ever, mine is now 29 ☺️

Whippets81 · 18/06/2025 19:29

I’m Hannah Lucy - never been called Anna and I like my name. I’m 44 - it seems to go in 20 year cycles.

MidnightMeltdown · 18/06/2025 19:40

Not a fan personally, but I was born in the 80s and there were lots of Hannah’s, so for me it’s on the boring 80s name list, along with Katie and Laura.

GiddyDog · 18/06/2025 19:44

Hannah was my great-grandmas name, she was born in the 1920's, we considered it for DD.
Lovely name and Skye works well as a nickname and gives it a nice modern twist.

Ivytheterrible2025 · 18/06/2025 20:16

Hollyhobbi · 18/06/2025 11:53

I know a 21 year old Hannah.

I have one of those! 😍

Hallywally · 18/06/2025 20:20

Awful name. Very dull and dreary.

MostArdently · 18/06/2025 20:21

My sister is Hannah. It’s a lovely name, nicer than Anna for me.

PlumpAndCircumstance · 18/06/2025 20:22

Timeless classic

lilacao · 18/06/2025 20:24

I like it

AcrobaticCardigan · 18/06/2025 20:26

Hannah and Anna are both boring and dated IMO. More middle aged woman than beautiful little baby!

PlumpAndCircumstance · 18/06/2025 20:26

scotspancake86 · 18/06/2025 12:05

Ohhh I love the name Hannah! Hannah's are always lovely peopleSmile.

True that, never met one I didn’t like.

Enko · 18/06/2025 20:26

BootballJoy · 18/06/2025 11:54

I've always much preferred Anna. My mum used to say Hannah was an old lady's name and she couldn't understand how popular it became in the 80s! I've never liked the H bits.

Im the complete opposite i much prefer Hannah to Anna and think of Anna as a old ladies name (and rather unimaginative) I think the "H" adds style.

I know a Hannah Jean I always thought that worked well

BeckyWithTheGoodBear · 18/06/2025 20:31

I love Hannah, much prefer it to Anna.

Thewayshetalks · 18/06/2025 20:34

I’m Hannah Lucia and I’m in my 30s, there wasn’t any other Hannah’s in my year at school and I have only met one other since in the working world, had loads of people comment it’s a nice name.

manzilkid · 18/06/2025 20:49

I know a Hannah Louise, lovely young lady