Forename חנניה

All over the world, חנניה (Ananias , Hanania , חנניה ) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The given name חנניה is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common boy's name, Dominica, and Namibia, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but very seldom feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Brazil, Philippines, and Israel. Also, חנניה is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish חנניה is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name חנניה

name Hananiah, name Анания, name Ananie, name Hanania, name Chananya, name Ananias, name Haninah, name Ananiasz, name Ананияш, name Chananyah, name Анон, name Ананиас, name Chananja, name Anania, name Ananías, name حنانيا, name חנניה

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Ananias	Philippines, Israel, Brazil, Tanzania, Peru
Hanania	Israel, Brazil, Tanzania, South Africa, Indonesia
חנניה	Israel
Haninah	Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, India

First names said to be same

Anania, Ananiasz, Ananie, Ananías, Chananja, Chananya, Chananyah, Hananiah, Ананиас, Анания, Ананияш, Анон, and حنانيا

First name חנניה in the context

חנניה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ananias , the New Testament person, Acts 5; Ananias (Shadrack) , the operatic character in the opera The Burning Fiery Furnace by Benjamin Britten and Ananias , the theatrical character in the play "The Alchemist".

Notable namesakes

	חנניה בן אחי רבי יהושע 2nd century Jewish Tanna sage, IL (b. 101)
	חנניה בר israeli cinematographer, IL (b. 1943)
	חנניה רייכמן IL (b. 1905)
	חנניה דהן Israeli writer, IL (b. 1915)
	חנניה גיבשטיין former mayor of Rishon Le Zion, IL (b. 1933)
	חנניה יוסף אייזנבך Israeli writer, IL (b. 1943)
	חנניה צ'ולק Israeli activist, IL
	חנניה חביב אזולאי IL
	חנניה בן חזקיה IL