My Name is Mary Hannah
My parents named me Mary Hannah for two main reasons. My father’s mother passed away many years before I was born. Her name was Mary Ruth. I was the first daughter that my father had, so we wanted to give me his mother’s name. The true meaning of the name Mary is unknown, but it is found mostly in the Christian world because of its popularity in the new testament. My mother wanted to give me the name Hannah, because it is from The Bible. The meaning of the name Hannah is grace. Hannah was also the mother of the prophet Samuel in the old testament, which also makes this name popular in the Christian world. My parents compromised and put the names together to name me Mary Hannah. There are fewer than 1,542 people named Mary Hannah in the US. However, I am most commonly known as Hannah, which is the 664th most popular name in the US today.
