Hanan means tenderness, compassion. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
حَنَان
Hanan
Tenderness, compassion
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Meaning
Hanan (حَنَان) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means tenderness, compassion.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Hanan comes from the root ح ن ن, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Allah gave Prophet Yahya "affection from Us" (hanan) in 19:13.
وَحَنَانًۭا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّۭا
Wa hanaanam mil ladunnaa wa zakaatanw wa kaana taqiyyaa
And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah
Quran 19:13. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ha-NAAN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Hanaan. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ح ḥa + ن nun + ا alif + ن nun.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Hanan bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Hanan (حَنَان) means tenderness, compassion. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
Allah gave Prophet Yahya "affection from Us" (hanan) in 19:13.
Hanan is used as a girl's name.
Hanan is written حَنَان in Arabic, said ha-NAAN.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, حَنَان. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.