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Ane
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Appendix:Variations of "ane"
Danish
Proper noun
da female Anne
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 629 females with the given name Ane (compared to 59 278 named Anne) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as apud anen in 1232-1233. Etymology nl unknown. Unlikely to be derived from odt Ano a personal name or from xtg anam swamp.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈaː.nə/
nl Ane
nl aːnə 2
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Hardenberg p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Anerveen
nl Anevelde
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Ann variant of the Anne-derived name
nb Anne variant and source form of the Anne-derived name
Pronunciation
nb /²ɑː.nə/ [ˈɑ̂ː.nə]
nb ɑːnə 2
nb ane
nb A ne
Etymology 1
Variant of nb Anne, itself a variant of nb Anna. 15th century. The Christian name tradition ultimately continues nb la Anna, from nb grc Ἄννα, from Biblical Hebrew nb hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh grace, favour, from hbo חָנַן ḥānan to be gracious, show favour. nb Hannah female given name.
The Biblical Hebrew name hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh is borne in the Hebrew Bible by Hannah (biblical figure) Hannah, the mother of Samuel. Its Greek form grc Ἄννα occurs in the New Testament as the name of Anna the Prophetess, and the name tradition subsequently became widespread in Christian Europe.
Compare da Ane female given name.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Latin < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew
nb Ane kommer på besøk i morgen. Ane is coming to visit tomorrow.
nb 13 March 2026 Offisielt frå statsrådet 13. mars 2026 regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/offisielt-fra-statsradet-13.-mars-2026/id3152182/ Åremålsutnevning av visepolitimester Ane Kvaal til politimester i Vest politidistrikt for en periode på seks år. Deputy police chief Ane Kvaal is appointed chief of police of the Western Police District for a six-year term.
Derived terms
nb Anina, nb Anine female given name derived from Anna, Anne or Ane
Etymology 2
Used as a short form of female given names ending in nb -ane, for example nb Kristiane. Because several different source names can give rise to this short form, this use does not have a single deeper etymological chain.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female used as a short form of female given names ending in -ane
nb Hun heter Ane, kort for et lengre kvinnenavn. Her name is Ane, short for a longer female given name.
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Ane is 26 July, shared with nb Anna and nb Anne.
Statistics
According to figures from Statistics Norway, 4,506 people in Norway had nb Ane as a given name in 2025.https://www.babyverden.no/navn/ane/ Ane Babyverden no 15 September 2026
References
Ane_-_kvinnenamn
Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Ane_f Ane f Nordic Names 15 September 2026
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor<conj:and> en:Anne fr:Anne + 1 Ana,Hanna
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pt female English,French
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Áne
Proper noun
Áne f
sh female
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
tr :inh ota:عنه<tr:Ane> + 1
Proper noun
tr city c/Iraq Anah
Walloon
Pronunciation
wa /an/
Proper noun
wa proper noun
wa female Anne