وَحَنَانًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةً وَكَانَ تَقِيًّا ١٣
And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allāh
حَنَان
Hanan: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ḥanān
In the Quran“Tenderness”, gentle affection
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Maryam 19:13.
Hanan in Islam
The word occurs once in the Quran, about the prophet Yahya, to whom Allah gave “wisdom while yet a child, and tenderness (hanan) from Us, and purity” (19:12-13).
Meaning of the name Hanan
Hanan is the verbal noun of hanna, “to feel tenderness, to be moved” (root h-n-n, that of hanin, “longing, a sigh of affection”): tenderness, gentle mercy. Commentators explain it in the Quran as rahma, mercy. The name is very common in the Maghreb (Hanane), the Middle East and Turkey.
- In Arabic
- حَنَان حنان
- Transliteration
- Ḥanān
- Root
- ح ن ن · 1 occurrence in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hanan in the Quran?
Yes: the word Hanan appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hanan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Hanan in each language
- French
- Hanane, Hanan, Hanène
- English
- Hanan, Hanaan
- Spanish
- Hanan, Hanán
- Turkish
- Hanan
- Arabic
- حَنَان