Anna (name)

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Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanized: Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered Ἄννα in Greek,[2] Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin.[3] The Greek form also appears in the New Testament story of Anna the Prophetess.

Pronunciation/ˈænə/, /ˈɑːnə/[a]
GenderFemale
Name dayJuly 26
LanguagesHebrew, Greek, Latin
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Anna
Pronunciation/ˈænə/, /ˈɑːnə/[a]
GenderFemale
Name dayJuly 26
Origin
LanguagesHebrew, Greek, Latin
Meaningfavour, grace
Region of originGerman (mainly Saarland), French (from Alsace and Lorraine of German origin), Slovak, and Hungarian
Other names
Alternative spellingAna, Anne
Variant formsAna, Anne, Annie
Related names
See alsoHanna
Popularitysee popular names
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    While generally pronounced /ˈænə/ AN-ə, the pronunciation /ˈɑːnə/ AH-nə is more favorable in some instances like American actor Anna Faris and Anna from the 2013 film Frozen.

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Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana, Ann (originally the English spelling), and Anne which was originally a French version of the name though has been used in English speaking countries for hundreds of years. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens. The name is also found in Virgil's Aeneid,[4] where Anna appears as the sister of Dido advising her to keep Aeneas in her city.

Variant forms

Alternative forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms, diminutives, and transliterations, are:

Composite names including Anna and variants

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Anna is a very common given name. People with the name include:

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as a masculine name

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