Anna (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Anna

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imagesize=200px
caption=Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, depicted instructing her daughter in this painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The popularity of the name Anne is largely due to this saint.
pronunciation=IPA|/ænə/
gender = Female
meaning = "full of grace"
region = Worldwide
origin = Hebrew, Greek, Latin
related names =
footnotes =

Name

Anna is a Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה or "Channah", meaning "favor" or "grace.") Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the English spelling. Saint Anne was traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for its wide use and popularity among Christians. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens.

Variant forms

Alternate forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms and diminutives include:
*Aina (Catalan)
*Áine (Irish)
*Ana Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, (Hawaiian), Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, (Spanish)
*Anabel English, (Spanish)
*Anabela (Portuguese)
*Anabella (Spanish)
*Anaïs (Catalan), French, Provençal
*Ana-Maria (Romanian)
*Anca (Romanian)
*Ance (Latvian)
*Anci (Hungarian)
*Ane (Basque), (Danish), (Hawaiian)
*Anelie (German)
*Aneta (Czech), (Ukrainian)
*Anete (Latvian)
*Anette (Norwegian)
*Anezka (Czech)
*Ania (Polish), (Russian)
*Anica (Slovenian), (Spanish)
*Anice (Scottish)
*Anicka (Czech)
*Anicuta (Portuguese), (Romanian)
*Anie (Armenian)
*Anika (Danish), Dutch, (German)
*Anikó (Hungarian)
*Anina (German)
*Anissa (English)
*Anita (Finnish), (Spanish), (Portuguese), (Latvian)
*Anitte (German)
*Anja (Danish), (Finnish), German, (Norwegian), (Slovenian), (Swedish)
*Anka (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Polish), (Serbian)
*Anna (Armenian), (Breton), (Bulgarian), (Catalan), (Czech), (Danish), (Dutch), (English), (Estonian), (Finnish), (German), (Greek), (Hungarian), (Icelandic), (Italian), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Russian), (Slovakian), (Swedish), (Latvian), (Japanese)
*Annabel (English)
*Annabella (English), (Italian)
*Annabelle (English), (French)
*Annabeth (English)
*Annalee (English)
*Anna-Liisa (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Annalisa (English), (Italian)
*Annalise (English)
*Annamaria (Italian)
*Annchen (German)
*Annegret (German)
*Anneka (English)
*Anneke (Dutch)
*Anneli (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Annelie (Danish), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
*Annelien (Dutch)
*Annelies (Dutch), (German)
*Anneliese (Dutch), (German)
*Annelise (Danish)
*Annella (Scottish)
*Annele (Latvian)
*Annelle (French)
*Annemarie (Dutch), (English), (German)
*Annetta (Italian)
*Annette (French)
*Anni (Estonian), (Finnish), (German)
*Annick (Breton)
*Annie (English)
*Anniina (Finnish)
*Annija (Latvian)
*Annika (Dutch), (Finnish), (Swedish), (Latvian)
*Anniken (Norwegian)
*Annikki (Finnish)
*Anninya (Latvian)
*Annmarie (English)
*Annora (English)
*Annouche (French)
*Annus (Hungarian)
*Annukka (Finnish)
*Annushka (Hungarian), (Russian)
*Annuska (Hungarian)
*Anona (English)
*Anouk (Dutch), (French)
*Anoushka (Slavic)
*Anouska (Slavic)
*Ans (Dutch)
*Antje Dutch, (German)
*Anu (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Anushka (Russian)
*Anuska (Czech)
*Anya (Russian), (Latvian)
*Anyu (Hungarian)
*Anyuta (Latvian)
*Asya (Latvian)
*Asenka (Latvian)
*Ayn
*Ayna
*Chana (Hebrew)
*Chanah (Hebrew)
*Channah (Hebrew)
*Enye (Hebrew)
*Hajna (Hungarian)
*Hana (Czech), (Slovakian), (Japanese)
*Hania (Polish)
*Hanka (Polish)
*Hanna (Danish), (Dutch), (English), (Estonian), Finnish, (German), (Icelandic), (Norwegian), (Polish), (Swedish), Ukrainian
*Hanne (German), (Scandinavian)
*Hannelore (German)
*Hena (Yiddish)
*Henda (Yiddish)
*Hendel (Yiddish)
*Hene (Yiddish)
*Henye (Yiddish)
*Leann (English)
*Leanna (English)
*Leanne (English)
*Leeann (English)
*Lisanne (Dutch), (English)
*Luana (English)
*Luann (English)
*Luanna (English)
*Luanne (English)
*Marian (English)
*Mariana (Czech), (Portuguese), (Romanian), (Spanish)
*Marianna (English), (Greek), (Hungarian), (Italian), (Polish), (Russian), (Slovakian)
*Marianne (English), (French), (Norwegian)
*Marijana (Croatian), (Serbian), (Slovenian)
*Marina (Portuguese), (Russian), (Japanese)
*Marjan (Dutch)
*Marjana (Slovenian)
*Maryann (English)
*Maryanne (English)
*Nainsí (Irish)
*Nan (English)
*Nana (Spanish), (Japanese)
*Nancy (English)
*Nandag (Scottish)
*Nanette (English), (French)
*Nani (Greek)
*Nannie (English)
*Nanny (English)
*Nanor (Spanish)
*Nettchen (German)
*Nina (Portuguese)
*Niina (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Nina (Hungarian), (Spanish)
*Ninon (French)
*Nita (Spanish)
*Noula (Greek)
*Nyura (Russian), (Ukrainian)
*Ona (Hebrew), (Lithuanian)
*Onnee (Manx)
*Panni (Hungarian)
*Pollyanna (English)
*Rosanna (English), (Italian), (Portuguese)
*Rosannah (English)
*Rosanne (English)
*Roseann (English)
*Roseanne (English)
*Rozanne (English)
*Ruthann (English)
*Ruthanne (English)
*Saranna (English)
*Yanina (Latvian)

People

There are a number of people whose first name and the most significant name was Anna or Anne:

*Anna, the sister of Dido in Roman mythology and later literature
*Anna, an alternate name for Morgause of Arthurian legend
*Anna (Bible), from the Gospel of Luke 2:36, a "prophetess", "daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher"
*Anna of East Anglia, a king of East Anglia
*Queen Anne, name of numerous queens
*Anne, Princess Royal, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
*Anne Stefanic owner of A&M service,Florida

aint Anna

The form "Saint Anna" (Santa Ana in Spanish, sometimes Santana) is also used in names, for example for Antonio López de Santa Anna, a Mexican soldier-statesman.
*Saint Anne (or Santa Ana), known by tradition as the mother of The Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus

ee also

*Anna (disambiguation)