Girl · Hebrew, through Dutch
Hanneke
Say it: HAH-nuh-kuh
Meaning
Dutch diminutive of Johanna, from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A mid-20th-century Dutch favourite.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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