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This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Anna (disambiguation).
For a celebration, see anniversary.
Anna
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/ˈænə/
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew, Greek, Latin
Meaningfull of grace, Favor
Other names
See alsoAna, Ann, Anne, Annie, Annette

Anna is a Latin form of the Greek name Ἅννα and the Hebrew name Hannah (Template:Lang-he, 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.[citation needed]

Variant forms

Alternate forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms and diminutives include:

Composite names including Anna and variants

People

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

Fictional use

See also

Notes

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