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Anine
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Anina Annine
Etymology
nb The exact formation is uncertain. According to Store norske leksikon, nb Anine may be derived from one of the female given names nb Anna, nb Anne or nb Ane.28 May 2024 Gulbrand Alhaug Anine – kvinnenamn Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Anine_-_kvinnenamn https://web.archive.org/web/20260923221854/https://snl.no/Anine_-_kvinnenamn 23 September 2026 Nordic Names instead treats it as a variant of nb Anina, itself a Romance diminutive of la Anna.Anine Nordic Names https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Anine c. 1790.
The name belongs to the nb Anna name family, ultimately from Late Latin la-lat Anna, from Koine Greek grc-koi Ἄννα Ánna, from Biblical Hebrew hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh Hannah; grace, favour.
Compare da Anine and sv Anine female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /aˈniːnə/ [aˈniːnə]
nb iːnə 3
nb A ni ne
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female
nb Anine kommer på besøk i helgen. Anine is coming to visit this weekend.
nb 15 December 2025 Anine Glenne Arnesen Julie Teilstad Østby Designstudentenes store dag Universitetet i Bergen https://www.uib.no/infomedia/180890/designstudentenes-store-dag Dagen ble planlagt og gjennomført av MIX-masterstudentene Anine Glenne Arnesen og Julie Teilstad Østby. The event was planned and carried out by MIX master's students Anine Glenne Arnesen and Julie Teilstad Østby.
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Anine is 13 August, shared with nb Ann and nb Anny.
nb Anine is documented in Norway from approximately 1790. In the 19th century, the name was especially common in Telemark.
The name became more widely used during the second half of the 20th century and was particularly popular around the beginning of the 21st century.
Derived terms
nb Nine short form28 May 2024 Gulbrand Alhaug Nine – kvinnenamn Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nine_-_kvinnenamn https://web.archive.org/web/20260929073556/https://snl.no/Nine_-_kvinnenamn 29 September 2026
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 1,207 women in Norway had nb Anine as their first or sole given name as of 1 January 2026.6 April 2026 Anine Babyverden https://www.babyverden.no/navn/anine/
References
Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.
Anagrams
nb aeinn Annie