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    Hannelore

    HAN-uh-lor

    Germanic
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Gracious; Compassionate light
    Origin
    Germanic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Hannelore does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Gracious; Compassionate light", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Hannelore.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hannelore is compassionate light — grace arising in darkness, the LORD slow to anger and great in mercy.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 145:8

      "The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy."

    • Psalm 112:4

      "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous."

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