Names in Hebrew
Anna in Hebrew
Written
אנה
With the vowels
אַנָּה
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אַa
- נָּn
- הa
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: חַנָּה. A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. The final a is written with ה, which is silent here.
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