Hana as a

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may have any of several origins. It can be a variant transliteration of Hannah, which is the Jewish, French and Christian form, meaning "grace" in

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associated with God. It is also a Kurdish name meaning hope (), a Persian name meaning flower (), and an Arabic name meaning bliss (). As a Japanese name, it is usually translated as ''flower'' (). In Korean, it means the number ''one'' (). In Hawaiian, "Hana" means "craft" or "work". In Maori, "Hana" means to shine, glow, give out love or radiance. In Albanian, "Hana" means the moon.

People

Czech and Slovak

* Hana Dostalová (1890–1981), Czech painter * Hana Vítová (1914–1987), Czechoslovak film actress * Hana Zelinová (1914–2004), Slovak writer *

Hana Maria Pravda Hana Maria Pravda (, Becková; after first marriage, Munk; after second marriage, Pravda; 29 January 1916, Prague − 22 May 2008, Oxford) was a Czech actress. Biography Hana Becková was born in Prague, 29 January 1916. She trained in Leningrad ...

(née Becková ; 1916–2008), Czechoslovakian-born British actress *

Hana Ponická Hana Ponická (July 15, 1922 Halič, Czechoslovakia – August 21, 2007 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) was a Slovak writer and former anti-Communist dissident. She opposed the Communist government of the former Czechoslovakia. Ponická signed the C ...

(1922–2007), Slovak writer and dissident * Hana Greenfield (née Lustigová; 1926–2014), Czechoslovak concentration camp survivor, later a writer in Israel * Hana Bobková (born 1929), Czech gymnast *

Hana Hegerová Hana Hegerová (20 October 1931 – 23 March 2021) was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of her homebase, Hegerová has attained ...

(1931–2021), Slovak singer * Hana Janků (1940–1995), Czech opera singer * Hana Růžičková (1941–1981), Czech gymnast * Hana Librová (born 1943), Czech biologist * Hana Shezifi (born 1943), Israeli Olympic runner *

Hana Orgoníková Hana Orgoníková (8 December 1946 – 5 June 2014) was a Czech politician. She was an MP for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) from 1989 until her death. Orgoníková was born in Přibyslav, Czechoslovakia. She was divorced and had ...

(1945–2014), Czech politician *

Hana Mičechová Hana Sitnianská-Mičechová (25 January 1946, Prague – 11 December 2020, Prague) was a Czech rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1965 World individual all-around Champion. Biography Mičechová was born in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; ge ...

(born 1946), Czech gymnast *

Hana Zagorová Hana Zagorová (6 September 1946 – 26 August 2022) was a Czech singer-songwriter, actress, and presenter who recorded music since 1964. She is considered to be one of the most famous Czech singers. She won the national Zlatý slavík music a ...

(1946-2022), Czech singer *

Hana Mašková Hana Mašková () (26 September 1949 – 31 March 1972) was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. She was the 1968 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1967, 1968), and the 1968 European champion. Career ...

(1949–1972), Czech figure skater * Hana Lišková (born 1952), Czech gymnast * Hana Knapová (born 1956), Czechoslovak figure skater *

Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career she won four Grand Slam singles titles - the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Op ...

(born 1962), Czech professional tennis player * Hana Vejvodová (1963–1994), Czech pianist * Hana Jonášová (born 1966), Czech opera singer * Hana Andronikova (1967–2011), Czech writer * Hana Říčná (born 1968), Czechoslovak gymnast * Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech freestyle and medley swimmer *

Hana Benešová Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in Čáslav) is a retired Czech sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in ...

(born 1975), Czech sprinter *

Hana Šromová Hana Šromová (born 10 April 1978 in Kopřivnice) is a Czech former tennis player. Šromová won eight singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is ...

(born 1978), Czech tennis player *

Hana Vymazalová Hana Vymazalová (born 1978), is a Czech Egyptologist. She graduated in Egyptology and Logic at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. Her dissertation focused on accounting texts from the archives of pharaoh Raneferef. Her interests ...

(born 1978), Czech Egyptologist *

Hana Horáková Hana Horáková ( Machová, ; born 11 September 1979 in Bruntál) is a basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for BK Brno. She was a member of the national team that won the European title in 2005 by defeating Russia in the final. Pl ...

(born 1979), Czech basketball player * Hana Blažíková (born 1980), Czech soprano and harpist * Hana Klapalová (born 1982), Czech beach volleyball player * Hana Vagnerová (born 1983), Czech stage and television actress * Hana Bajtošova (born 1984), Czech cyclist * Hana Martínková (born 1985), Czech handball player * Hana Soukupová (born 1985), Czech supermodel * Hana Birnerová (born 1989), Czech tennis player * Hana Kutlvašrová (born 1989), Czech handball player * Hana Sloupová (born 1991), Czech football player * Hana Koudelová, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist

Japanese

*, Japanese woman of the late Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo period *

Hana Kobayashi Hana Kobayashi (born 19 March 1982) is a Venezuelan singer of Japanese descent. Biography Daughter of a Venezuelan mother and a Japanese father, Hana began her musical education when she was fourteen years old, studying in conservatories such ...

(born 1982), Venezuelan-Japanese singer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese actress * , Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese shogi player

Korean

Lee Ha-na Lee Ha-na (born September 23, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut with ''Alone in Love'' (2006). She is best known for her role as Kang Kwon-joo in the multiple seasons-Procedural drama, procedural Thriller (genre), thril ...

(born 1982), South Korean actress *

Oh Ha-na Oh Ha-na (; born January 8, 1985, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do) is a female fencer from South Korea. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and al ...

(born 1985), South Korean fencer *

Park Ha-na Park Ha-na (born July 25, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Park made her entertainment debut in 2003 as a member of the idol group FUNNY. Since then, she has turned to acting and was in the lead role in ''Apgujeong Midnight Sun'' (2014). Career ...

(born 1985), South Korean actress *

Yoo Ha-na Yoo Ha-na (born March 22, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She has starred alongside Jimmy Lin in the Taiwanese TV drama series '' My Lucky Star'', and has also appeared in the music video for " White Windmill" by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. ...

(born 1986), South Korean actress *

Kim Ha-na Kim Ha-na (Hangul: 김하나; or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim wo ...

(born 1989), South Korean badminton player * Han Hana (born 1990), South Korean actress *

Jung Hana Jung Ha-na (born February 2, 1990), better known by her former stage name Zinger and mononymously as Hana, is a former South Korea singer and actress. She is best known for being a member of the South Korean girl group Secret. Early life Jung ...

(born 1990), South Korean rapper, member of girl group Secret *

Jang Ha-na Jang Ha-na (born 2 May 1992), also known as Ha Na Jang, is a South Korean professional golfer. Jang plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour where she has 15 wins and led the money list in 2013. From 2015 through 2017, she played on the LPGA Tour where ...

(born 1992), South Korean golfer *

Hana Mae Lee Hana Mae Lee (born September 28, 1988) is an American actress, model, comedian, and fashion designer. She is best known for playing the role of Lilly Onakuramara in the musical comedy ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017) and the role of S ...

(), American actress of Korean descent

Arab

* Hana Sweid (born 1955), Israeli Arab politician * Hana Majaj (born 1982), Jordanian swimmer * Hana Shalabi (born 1982), Palestinian prisoner in Israel * Hana Sheha (born 1985), Egyptian actress * Hana Mareghni (born 1989), Tunisian judo practitioner * Hana Elhebshi, Libyan activist *

Hana Hajjar Hana Hajjar ( ar, هناء حجار) is an artist and political cartoonist for the '' Arab News''. She is the youngest of nine children, and started drawing political cartoons at age 12. Her earliest cartoons dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian Confl ...

, Saudi cartoonist

Other

Hana Catherine Mullens Hana Catherine Mullens (1826–1861) was a European Christian missionary, educator, translator and writer. She was a leader of zenana missions, setting up schools for girls and writing what is arguably the first novel in Bengali. She spent most ...

(1826–1861), Swiss writer born in India who wrote one of the earliest Bengali novels *

Hana Meisel Hana Meisel ( he, חנה מייזל, born 25 December 1883, died 1972) was a Jewish agronomist, feminist and Zionist. Life Meisel was born in Grodno in the Russian Empire (today Hrodna in Belarus), and immigrated to Palestine in 1909, durin ...

(1883–1972), Israeli agronomist * Hana Shezifi (born 1943), Israeli Olympic runner * Hana Wirth-Nesher (born 1948), Israeli literary scholar *

Hana Kuk Haley Chan Hiu-yi, known professionally as Hana Kuk Tsz-kiu (; ko, 국재교; born 17 May 1982 or 24 November 1986), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter currently managed by PanAsiaCC and TVB Music Group, debuted in 2016. Her Chinese stage name w ...

(born 1986), Hong Kong singer-songwriter *

Hana Makhmalbaf Hana Makhmalbaf ( fa, حنا مخملباف; born September 3, 1988 in Tehran) is an Iranian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf and fatemeh meshkini. She is known for ...

(born 1988), Iranian filmmaker *

Hana Pestle Hana Gabrielle Pestle (born July 11, 1989), known mononymously as Hana ( ; stylized in all caps), is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. She is currently based in Los Angeles. Hana began working on music in 2006, with t ...

(born 1989), American musician * Hana Beaman, American snowboarder

Fictional characters

;Works from Japan *Hana, a character in the manga series ''

Peacemaker Kurogane is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated created by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the ''Peace Maker'' manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to e ...

'' *Hana, a character in the anime film ''

Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animated tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1948 American ...

'' *Hana, a character in the anime film ''

Wolf Children is a 2012 Japanese anime drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa and Haru Kuroki. The stor ...

'' *Hana-chan, a character in the anime series ''Ojamajo Doremi'' *

Hana Asakura The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

, a character in the manga series ''Shaman King'' *Hana N. Fountainstand, a character in the manga series ''

Hanayamata is a Japanese manga series by Sō Hamayumiba. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' from April 2011 to February 2018, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime tel ...

'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Slow Start'' * Hana Inuzuka, a character in the manga and anime series ''Naruto'', and anime series ''Naruto Shippuden'' *Hana Isuzu, a character in the anime series ''

Girls und Panzer , abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu ...

'' *, a character in the anime series '' Hugtto! PreCure'' * Hana Yamaguchi, a character in Japanese manga series ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'' * Hanatarou Yamada, a character in the manga and anime series ''Bleach'' *

Saki Hanajima The characters of ''Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, and c ...

(Hana-chan), a character in the manga and anime series ''Fruits Basket'' *Hana Midorikawa, a character in the manga and anime series, ''

Prison School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from February 2011 to December 2017. Yen Press licensed the manga for English release in North America. The sto ...

'' * Hana, the protagonist in the

Young Samurai ''Young Samurai'' is a series of martial arts/action-adventure stories written by Chris Bradford, set in Edo period, 17th century Japan, following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai. Introdu ...

novel ''The Ring of Water'' *Hana Uzaki, the protagonist of ''

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It has been serialized through Niconico Seiga's ''Dra Dra Sharp'' website since December 2017 and collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of September 2022. In No ...

'' ;Works from elsewhere *Hana, the wife of Sadao in

Pearl Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for ''The Good Earth'' a bestselling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, Buck ...

's short story "The Enemy" *Hana, a Canadian nurse in the novel and film ''

The English Patient ''The English Patient'' is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main characters are: an unrecognisably burne ...

'' * Hana Stoppable, Ron's adopted baby sister in the 2002–2007 Disney Channel animated series ''Kim Possible'' * Hana Gitelman, a character in 2006–2010 American graphics novel series ''Heroes'' * Hana Tsu-Vachel, player character first introduced in 2009 in American video game series ''Fear Effect'' *Jung Hana, a character in 2012 South Korean drama ''

Love Rain ''Love Rain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Set in the seventies and the present day, it tells a love story over two generations, with Jang Keun-suk and Im Yoon-ah playing dual roles. It aired on KBS2 from ...

'' *

D.Va D.Va is a fictional player character developed by Blizzard Entertainment for their ''Overwatch'' franchise. She was introduced at launch in their 2016 first-person shooter, first-person hero shooter video game Overwatch (video game), of the sam ...

, real name Hana Song, a fictional South Korean pro gamer and a player character in the video games ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: ''Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games fea ...

'' and ''

Heroes of the Storm ''Heroes of the Storm'' is a crossover multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released for Microsoft Windows and macOS on June 2, 2015. The game features various characters from Bli ...

'' *Hana the Hanukkah Fairy, a character in the British book series ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

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