What’s in a name? Well, for four of this year’s Miss Mississippi contestants, whatever is in a name is the same for all four.

This year, four girls named Hannah are among the 30 seeking the title and the crown of Miss Mississippi.

Each of Miss Mississippi’s Hannahs spell their name the same way: Miss University of Southern Mississippi Hannah Roberts, Miss Mississippi Delta Community College Hannah Leflore, Miss Clinton Hannah Hathorn and Miss Historic South Hannah Whitlock.

“I think it’s really interesting how we’re all named Hannah, but we’re all so different, but then at the same time it all fits us very well,” Hathorn said. “I can’t look at [Whitlock] and say her name would be anything else. It fits each personality even though we’re all so different.”

Whitlock said not only are their personalities different, but they are all from different parts of the state.

“I’m from Pontotoc and [Hathorn’s] from Nettleton so we’re the closest,” Whitlock said. “But, Hannah Leflore, she’s from the Delta, and then Hannah Roberts is from central Mississippi — Hattiesburg.”

All four girls’ talents are musical but different as well with Roberts playing violin, Whitlock playing piano, Hathorn is a vocalist and Lelflore is playing ukulele and singing.

The Hannahs are as split up as possible with Roberts in Group A and Leflore in Group B. Hathorn and Whitlock are both in Group C, and are both Delta Gammas at Mississippi State University.

Roberts attends Southern Mississippi and Leflore goes to Mississippi Delta Community College. Roberts and Whitlock are both pre-med while Leflore is going into music education and Hathorn is getting a degree in social work.

Both Hathorn and Whitlock said they grew up knowing a lot of Hannah’s, but neither went by a nickname.

“In my Sunday school class we had probably six or seven,” Whitlock said.

Hathorn’s and Whitlocks’s parents took the name from the Bible. Hannah is of Hebrew origin and means grace or gracious.

“I think it’s just such an important biblical story,” Hathorn said. “I feel like it’s one that everybody knows and very symbolic for Christian faith. It really shows in trusting in the Lord. I think it’s an honor to be named [Hannah].”

Last year, according to babycenter.com, Hannah was the 26th most popular baby name for girls. Behindthename.com said it has been ranked in the 20s since 2009 after it hit its peak from 1998-2000 in the number two positions and gradually made its way down to the 20s range and stayed there.

“I just feel like it’s, we call it, the name of the generation,” Hathorn said.

There are no princesses with the name Hannah.

Dressing room director Carolyn Walker and choreographer Chesley Lambiotte said it hasn’t been a problem during rehearsals. Walker said the stations for the four are spread out in the dressing room, so she just looks in their direction when she needs to differentiate.

Lambiotte said she usually just attaches their last initial to the end of their name since they all have different last names, but she wished she had thought to come up with nicknames for them because that would have been more fun.