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Hanna Surname Origin
(Locality). From Hanan, a strong city in Hesse Cassel, Germany. Hana, Saxon, a cock; figuratively, a leader, a chief man.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.' --Edmund Burk