Anna

Appendix:Variations of "anna" Translingual Etymology mul en Anna. Noun mul chess Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the a-file in algebraic notation. References FIDE Laws of Chess 2023 English Pronunciation en /ˈænə/ en [ˈeənə] æ-tensing en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Anna.wav en ænə 2 Etymology 1 en :der la-lat:Anna From en la-lat Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anne the Prophetess, from en grc-koi Ἄννα in the New Testament, from en he חַנָּה Hannah Ḥannâ, from he חַנָּה grace, gracious, graced with child ḥannâ. As a city in Illinois, named for Anna Davie, wife of one of the initial settlers. en Ann Anne Ana Hannah. Proper noun s en female Latin. c. 1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19: Every lover the years disclose / Is of a beautiful name made free. / One befriends, and all others are foes. / Anna's the name of names for me. en 1967 w:Joan G. Robinson When Marnie Was There 189 HarperCollins 2014 978-0-00-759135-0 M for Madeleine, M for Marguerite, M for Melanie and the rest, she thought, smiling as she remembered the long string of glamorous names they had invented for her. No wonder plain "Anna" had seemed a little disappointing! en 1986 w:Sue Miller The Good Mother 183 G.K.Hall 1987 081614169X His real name was Leonard, Len. He'd changed it when he came East. "Len," he said. "A turd of a name. Who wants it? I mean a name that ends in a nasalization, for Christ's sake. Leo now. It's like Anna. They go on forever. You can live with a name like that." en Chuck Johnston Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/us/woman-dies-after-judge-berates-her-trnd 2018-04-23 Anna Twiggs bailed her sister out of jail Monday evening. She said she found her sister dead in her bed Wednesday morning. https://web.archive.org/web/20251112190719/https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/us/woman-dies-after-judge-berates-her-trnd 12 November 2025 A prophetess in the New Testament. Luke 2 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; en city s/Illinois. en city s/Texas. en town obl/Voronezh c/Russia. en village county/Järva c/Estonia. en village p/Fars c/Iran. en village p/Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad c/Iran. en village s/Ohio ; after Anna Thirkield, an early settler. en municipality autonomous community/Valencian Community c/Spain. Usage notes The name or its cognates are well used in all European languages because of the medieval cult of St. Anna or Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. Anna is periodically popular in the English-speaking world as a Latinate variant of Ann/Anne. Derived terms en Anna Bay Anna Kournikova Annabeth Annalee Annapolis Annapolis Royal Elsanna Julianna Lilyanna Pollyanna Rosanna Roseanna Anna potatoes Anna's hummingbird Anna Karenina principle Santa Anna Annapolis Descendants zh 安娜 1 Translations given name Ann biblical prophetess Arabic: ar حَنَّة f Armenian: hy Աննա Belarusian: be Га́нна f Bengali: bn আনা Bulgarian: bg А́нна f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 亞拿, cmn 安娜 Danish: da Anna f Dutch: nl Anna f Estonian: et Hanna Faroese: fo Anna, fo Hanna f Finnish: fi Hanna French: fr Anne f Georgian: ka ანა German: de Hanna f, de Anna f Textbibel, Elberfelder Bibel Hawaiian: haw ʻAna Hebrew: he חַנָּה f khaná Hindi: hi हन्नाह f Hungarian: hu Anna Italian: it Anna Japanese: ja アンナ Anna Korean: ko ^안나 Macedonian: mk Ана f Norwegian: no Anna Persian: fa حنا hannâ Portuguese: pt Ana f Russian: ru А́нна f Sami: Northern Sami: se Ánná Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ана f А̏на, А́на Latin: sh Ana f Ȁna, Ána Swedish: sv Hanna c Thai: th อันนา Ukrainian: uk Га́нна f Etymology 2 Proper noun en obsolete en Anah, en city p/Anbar c/Iraq a. Anagrams en aann A.A.N.N. Nana anan na-na naan nana en female given names from Hebrew female given names from Koine Greek eponyms en Biblical characters Catalan Pronunciation Proper noun f ca female Ann Czech Pronunciation Proper noun f Annin cs female Ann Declension f Related terms cs Anička Anka Anuška Danish Proper noun da female Ann en Anna Biblical prophetess Related terms da Ane, da Anette, da Anita, da Anja, da Ann, da Anne, da Annelise, da Annemarie, da Annette, da Anni, da Annie, da Anny Descendants kl Anna 1 References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 114 513 females with the given name Anna 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 May, 2011. da Biblical characters Dutch Etymology From nl dum Anna, from nl la Anna, from nl grc Ἄννα, from nl he חַנָּה Ḥannâ. Pronunciation nl /ˈɑ.naː/ nl Nl-Anna.ogg nl An na Proper noun f nl female Ann en Anna Biblical prophetess Related terms nl An, nl Anita, nl Ank, nl Anke, nl Ankie, nl Anne, nl Annet, nl Annette, nl Annie, nl Annita, nl Anoejska, nl Ans, nl Antje nl Hanna nl Biblical characters Estonian Proper noun et proper noun et female Ann Related terms et Anete, et Ann, et Anne, et Anneli, et Anni, et Annika, et Anu Faroese Etymology From fo grc Ἄννα, from fo he חַנָּה ḥannâ. Proper noun fo proper noun f (genitive singular Onnu or Annu) fo female Ann Usage notes f Onnuson Annuson Onnudóttir Annudóttir Declension Anna Onnu Onnu OnnuAnna Annu Annu Annu Finnish Etymology From Vulgate fi la Anna, from fi grc Ἄννα, from fi hbo חַנָּה ḥannâ grace, gracious, commonly in reference to Saint Anne. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Ann fi 1870 w:Aleksis Kivi Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 14 Richard A. Impola (1991) Aviona oli hänellä Seunalan hoikka tytär, liinatukkainen, kainosilmäinen Anna, hän, joka oli nähnyt kummia näköjä ja houraillen ennustellut paljon ihmeitä. His wife was the slender daughter of Seunala, shy-eyed Anna, who had seen strange visions in trances and predicted many wonders. fi 1984 Eira Stenberg Paratiisin vangit Tammi 9513061434 5 Minun nimeni on Sisko. Ei se ole ihmisen nimi. Se on nimi suhteelle. Minä olin alusta alkaen sivuhenkilö. [ - - - ] Anna oli sievä ja kiharapäinen kuin kiiltokuvaenkeli. Kun äiti huusi häntä ikkunasta, se kuulosti pyynnöltä, lähes rukoukselta: anna, anna! Amen, minä lisäsin usein mielessäni. Koko piha kaikui annoista. [ - - - ] My name is Sisko. That's not how a human is called, that's how a relationship is called. I was a side character from the start. [ - - - ] Anna was pretty with curly hair, like an angel from a fi kiiltokuva. When her mother called her out of the window, it sounded like a request, almost like a prayer: anna, anna [give]! Amen, I often answered in my mind, as annas echoed throughout the yard. fi 2010 Ilkka Raitasuo - Terhi Siltala Kellokosken prinsessa Like Kustannus Oy 978-952-01-0509-9 211 Eräänä Annan päivänä 1960-luvulla ylilääkäri Alivirta oli pistäytynyt osastolla toivottamassa kaikille juhlijoille hyvää nimipäivää. Tuolloin Prinsessa oli oikaissut Isä Paavalia ja todennut, että hän oli oikeastaan Anita. Hän piti Annaa hieman rahvaanomaisena ja vanhahtavana etunimenä. On one Anna's day in the 1960s, senior physician Alivirta had visited the department to wish everyone a happy name day. The Princess had then corrected Father Paavali himself and stated that she was actually called Anita. She thought of Anna as a rather folksy and old-fashioned name. fi obsolete Anna biblical prophetess fi 1548 The Holy Bible Luke 2:36 Ja oli Anna Prophetissa Phanuelin Tyter Aserin sughusta teme oli ioutunudh pitkelle ijelle ia oli elenyt miehens cansa seitzemen wootha hene' Neitzydeste's And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; Usage notes Traditionally one of the most popular female names in Finland, for example, the most common first name of women throughout the 19th century. Common first part of conjoined names such as fi Anna-Liisa and fi Anna-Maija. Declension Ann a Derived terms fi Annala Annukka fi compounds Anna-Kaisa Anna-Leena Anna-Liisa Anna-Maija Anna-Mari Anna-Maria annansilmä Related terms given names fi Anita, fi Anitta, fi Anja, fi Anna-Liisa, fi Anne, fi Anneli, fi Anni, fi Anniina, fi Annika, fi Annikki, fi Annukka, fi Anu, fi Hanna surnames fi Annala Statistics dvv_20250813 28014 17458 4 References Anagrams fi aann Nana naan fi Biblical characters French Etymology A Latinate variant of French fr Anne, from grc Ἄννα, equal to the fr he - female name he חַנָּה ḥannâ of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with en Anna. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Anna.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Anna.wav France Proper noun f fr female Ann Anagrams fr nana German Etymology de grc he From de la Anna, which see. Pronunciation de /ˈana/ [ˈʔa.na] de De-Anna.OGG de De-Anna2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun f genitive Annas or Anna with an article de female Ann Related terms variants de Anne, de Änne pet forms de Anita, de Anja, de Anke, de Ännchen, de Anneke, de Ännerl, de Ännerle, de Annette (de Anette), de Anni (de Anny), de Änni, de Annika (de Anika), de Antje derivatives de Anneliese (de Annelise), de Annelie (de Anneli), de Annemarie, de Annemie Greenlandic Alternative forms kl Ána old orthography Etymology Borrowed from kl da Anna. Proper noun kl proper noun kl female Ann Danish en Anna kl biblical character Related terms kl Aani kl Anni References Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, 978-87-990324-3-3 Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland Hungarian hu: Pronunciation hu Hu-Anna.ogg hu nɒ 2 hu An na Proper noun hu proper noun hu female Ann Declension Anná oAnná Derived terms hu Diminutives Ancsa Anikó Annácska Annus Panna hu Compound words Annabella Annakata Annaliza Annamária Annaróza Annavera Related terms hu Anett Anetta Anica Anita Anka Hanna Nina Icelandic is: Etymology is grc Ἄννα, from is he חַנָּה ḥannâ. Pronunciation is is anːa 2 is anna is An na Proper noun @@ is female Ann Declension f Italian Etymology From it la Anna, from it grc Ἄννα, from it hbo חַנָּה Ḥannâ. Pronunciation Ànna Proper noun f it female Ann Hannah Biblical mother of Samuel en Anna Biblical prophetess Related terms it Annina, it Nina Anagrams it aann nana it Biblical characters Japanese Romanization アンナ Latin Etymology la Anna :bor grc:Ἄννα From la grc Ἄννα, from la hbo חַנָּה Ḥannâ. Pronunciation Anna 1 Annā 1 la An na Proper noun Anna<1> la female Ann la 1711 https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_anno-regni-ann-regin-m_great-britain_1711/mode/2up Anno Regni Annæ Reginæ Magnæ Brittaniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo. Anno Regni Annæ Reginæ Magnæ Brittaniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Decimo. Twelfth regnal year of Queen Anne of Great Britain, France, and Ireland. Declension Anna<1> Descendants pt Ana nl Anna 1 en Ann 1 en Anna 1 fi Anna 1 fr Anna Anne 1 de Anna Anne 1 it Anna 1 lv Anna 1 no Anna 1 pl Anna Hanna 1 1 gd Anna 1 sh - 1 sh А̏на А́на 1 rsk Ана 1 sh Ȁna Ána 1 es Ana 1 sv Anna 1 cy Anna 1 Latvian Etymology First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1454. From Vulgate lv la Anna, from lv grc Ἄννα, equal to the lv he - female name he חַנָּה ḥannâ of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann. Proper noun lv proper noun f lv female Ann lv ru А́нна female given name lv en Ann female given name lv en,fr Anne female given name Related terms lv Ance, lv Anete, lv Anita, lv Annija, lv Enija References Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0 Population Register of Latvia: Anna was the only given name of 25 747 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. Norwegian Etymology First recorded in Norway in 1340. From Vulgate no la Anna, from no grc Ἄννα, equal to the no he - female name he חַנָּה ḥannâ of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with en Ann. Proper noun no proper noun no female Ann Anna, the prophetess. Usage notes One of the most popular given names in Norway since the Middle Ages. For example, the most common name of women born in Norway from the 1870s to the 1910s. Related terms no Ane, no Anette, no Anita, no Anja, no Ann, no Anne, no Annette, no Anniken, no Anny References Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7 Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 721 females with the given name Anna living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1880s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. no Biblical characters Old Czech Pronunciation Proper noun f zlw-ocs female Declension f Further reading Polish pl: Etymology pl la Anna, from pl grc Ἄννα, from pl he חַנָּה ḥannâ. pl Hanna. Pronunciation Pl-Anna.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Tashi-Anna.wav;LL-Q809 (pol)-ThineCupOverfloweth-Anna.wav Proper noun f Andzia,Aneczka,Ania,Anka,Anula,Anusia pl female Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Ann,Anna pl Miała na imię Anna i pochodziła ze Świnoujścia. Her name was Anna and she came from Świnoujście. Declension Further reading Portuguese Proper noun f pt female Ana Scottish Gaelic Etymology From gd la Anna, from gd grc Ἄννα, from gd hbo חַנָּה ḥannâ grace, gracious. Pronunciation gd /ˈan̪ˠa/ /ˈan̪ˠə/ Proper noun f ~g gd female Ancient Greek Ann Mutation Slovak Pronunciation Proper noun f Anny Anny žena sk female Ann Declension f Derived terms sk anenský Hana Anča Anica Anina Anuľa,Hanuľa Anka,Hanka Anička,Hanička Further reading Swedish sv: Etymology First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. sv gmq-osw Anna, from sv la-vul Anna, from sv grc Ἄννα, equal to the sv he - female name he חַנָּה ḥannâ of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann. Pronunciation sv /²ana/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Anna.wav Proper noun c sv female Ann sv 1994 w:Marianne Fredriksson Anna, Hanna och Johanna Anna, Hanna and Johanna 259 Wahlström & Widstrand 2001 9146182942 Då mindes jag Anna, den ljusa människan. Och så sa jag utan att ha tänkt att jag ville kalla flickan Anna. Mor blev glad, det såg jag nog, men hon sa att jag måste tala med Arne först.Han tyckte namnet var gammaldags och rejält. Så var han glad att det inte fanns i släkten. Then I remembered Ann, that bright person. And so without thinking I said that I wanted to call the girl Ann. Mother was pleased, I could see that, but she said I had to talk to Arne first.He thought the name was old-fashioned and sturdy. He was glad it wasn't in the family. Usage notes Traditionally one of the most popular Swedish names, for example the most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1920s, the 1970s and the 1980s. Related terms sv Anette, sv Anita, sv Anja, sv Ann, sv Anne, sv Anneli, sv Annelie, sv Annette, sv Annie, sv Annika, sv Anny References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 302 997 females with the given name Anna living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June, 2011. Anagrams sv aann anan Welsh Alternative forms cy Ann cy Ania cy Anita Etymology From cy la Anna, from cy grc Ἄννα, from cy hbo חַנָּה ḥannâ grace, gracious. Pronunciation cy /ˈana/ Proper noun f cy female grc:Ἄννα < he:חַנָּה<t:Hana> Wife or mother of Beli Mawr. Saint Anne Derived terms cy Annalyn Mutation References Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 17 9781847712196