Hanna (はんな)
Hanna is read はんな and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 帆奈 and 範奈. All two are feminine.
Reading
は·ん·な (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Hanna
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 帆奈はんなFeminine
Sail
- 帆(はん)— sail
- 奈(な)— chosen for sound
- 範奈はんなFeminine
Model
- 範(はん)— model
- 奈(な)— chosen for sound
The kanji in Hanna
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 奈chosen for sound2 spellings
- 帆sail1 spelling
- 範model1 spelling
Hanna with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 帆 (sail)
Questions about Hanna
Is Hanna a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Hanna is feminine.
What does Hanna mean?
Hanna is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 帆奈 reads as "sail" and 範奈 reads as "model". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Hanna be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 帆奈 and 範奈. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Hanna?
はんな is 3 beats: は · ん · な. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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