Ḥanān
حَنَان
Say it ha-NAAN
Tenderness, compassion
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ḥ-n-n
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Hanan, Hanaan
Meaning & source
Mercy and tender affection.
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الحَنانُ: الرحمةُ والعطفُ، والحَنَانُ: الرِّزْقُ والبركةُ، أَراد لأَجْعَلَنَّ قَبْرَه موضعَ حَنانٍ أَي مَظِنَّةً منْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فأَتَمَسَّحُ بِهِ مُتَبَرِّكًا، كَمَا يُتمسَّح بِقُبُورِ الصَّالِحِينَ الَّذِينَ قُتلوا فِي س
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.