Hanka may be diminutive of the given name Hannah or its variants in various languages, as well as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Hanka Bielicka (1915–2006), Polish singer and actress
  • Hanka Durante (born 1976), German volleyball player
  • Hanka G, Slovak singer
  • Hanka Grothendieck (1900–1957), German writer, teacher and anarchist activist
  • Hanka Kupfernagel (born 1974), German cyclist
  • Hanka Mittelstädt (born 1987), German politician
  • Hanka Ordonówna (1902–1950), Polish singer, dancer and actress
  • Hanka Paldum (born 1956), Bosnian singer
  • Kali, also known as Hanka Weynerowski (1918–1998), Polish-born American painter

Surname

  • Angela Hanka (1891–1963), Austrian figure skater
  • Václav Hanka (1791–1861), Czech philologist

See also

  • Khanka (disambiguation)