Enny

enny Norwegian Bokmål Etymology nb The precise origin is uncertain. One possibility is borrowing from nb en Anny female given name, with the spelling adapted in Norwegian to reflect the English pronunciation. English en Anny is a dated form of en Annie, originally a pet form of en Ann. In this analysis, the name ultimately derives from nb la-lat Anna female given name, from nb grc-koi Ἄννα Anna, from nb hbo חַנָּה Ḥannāh Hannah; grace, favour.Gulbrand Alhaug (2024), “Enny – kvinnenamn”, Store norske leksikon.“Enny”, Nordic Names. Alternatively, nb Enny may be a variant of nb Enna, remodelled under the influence of names such as nb Jenny and nb Henny and other names ending in -ny. c. 1860. Compare da Enny and sv Enny female given name. Pronunciation nb /¹ɛnːi/ [ˈɛ̀nːǐ] nb ɛnːi 2 nb En ny Proper noun nb proper noun nb female Norwegian Usage notes nb Enny is documented in Norway from approximately 1860 and has historically been particularly associated with Vest-Agder, Rogaland and Nordland. Statistics Nordic Names, citing Statistics Norway, reports 32 women in Norway with nb Enny as their main first name. References Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.