What does Anna mean?

Anna means "God was gracious, God"

How do we pronounce Anna?

Anna \an-na, ann-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Anna is pronounced as AANNaa (Dutch, Italian, Polish), AENae (English), or AANaa (German, Russian) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Anna: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"

What is the origin of Anna?

Anna is used predominantly in Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Armenian, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Indian, and Japanese. Its origin is Old Greek and Hebrew. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is God was gracious, God has shown favor - in this context, Anna can be used in the Armenian, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages. Biblical name derived from the word 'channah' with the meaning grace, favor. Anna (Latin and Old Greek) was originally the Greek or Latin form of Channah (Hebrew) or Hannah. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel. In the New Testament, Anna was a devout Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus. Anna also appeared in Virgil's Aeneid (1st century BC) as the name of the sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage. According to an apocryphal gospel as well as tradition, Saint Anna was also the mother of the Virgin Mary; she was particularly venerated in the Byzantine Empire, which made the name popular there. The name later spread to Russia, and then to France after King Henry I married the Russian princess Anna Yaroslavna (1024-1075) in the 11th century. The name was popular with the Russian and European royal families, and it was subsequently adopted in many European countries. Among English speakers, the name came into general use in the 18th century, together with the forms Ann and Anne. The name was later known from the titular heroine of the novel Anna Karenina (1873-1877) by the Russian writer Tolstoy. In addition, Anna is a diminutive (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) of the name Anastasia name popularity (English, German, Greek, and Russian). The name Anna is widely used; it has 184 variations that are used in both English and other languages. 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Other English forms the diminutives Anette name (also used in French), name Anique origin (also used in Dutch), name Anita meaning (also used in Spanish), short names for Anneka (also used in German, and Scandinavian), short names for Annette (also used in French), Anni name popularity (also used in Finnish, and German), Annie meaning and origin, name Anny origin (also used in Polish), name Nancy, and Vanya meaning, and the spelling variant Ana pronounciation (also used in Georgian, Hawaiian, Indian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish). Variations used in other languages Aina definition (Catalan and Hebrew), short names for Anaël (French), Anaëlle name popularity (French), short names for Anais (French), name Anaïs meaning (French), baby name Anci (Hungarian), Andula pronounciation (Czech), meaning of Andulka (Czech), Anicka meaning and origin (Czech), name Anicuta origin (Romanian), Aniela pronounciation (Polish), Anikke pronounciation (Lithuanian), Anina meaning of name (Czech and Italian), Anine name variations (French), name Anitte origin (German), Annchen name variations (German), Annemiek name (Dutch), Annemieke name variations (Dutch), Annetta meaning (Italian), Annick meaning of name (Breton), Annicka meaning (Scandinavian), nicknames for Anniken (Scandinavian), baby name Annikki (Finnish), name Annina meaning (German and Italian), short names for Annine (German), Anninka name (Russian), Annukka name popularity (Finnish), what does the name Annus mean (Hungarian), Annushka name (Russian), Annuska meaning of name (Hungarian and Russian), name Annze meaning (Lithuanian), short names for Anoesj (Dutch), Anouska pronounciation (Dutch), Ans pronounciation (Dutch), Anu name (Estonian and Finnish), nicknames for Anuska (Czech), Anyuta meaning and origin (Latvian), what does the name Asenka mean (Latvian and Russian), meaning of Aska (Latvian), name Asya (Latvian and Russian), meaning of Ayn (Russian), name Chana meaning (Yiddish), Channa meaning (Yiddish), nicknames for Channah (Hebrew), Hajna name popularity (Hungarian), name Hani (Finnish), Hania name variations (Polish), name Hanicka origin (Czech), Hanka meaning and origin (Czech and Polish), meaning of Hanne (German and Scandinavian), Hannele name popularity (Finnish and German), Hanski name (Finnish), what does the name Hena mean (Yiddish), Henda name (Yiddish), Hendel meaning of name (Yiddish), Hene meaning and origin (Yiddish), Henna definition (Finnish), short names for Henye (Yiddish), Nani definition (Greek and Hawaiian), name Nettchen meaning (German), Ninacska pronounciation (Hungarian), nicknames for Ninon (French), meaning of Ninoshka (Russian), Nita name popularity (Spanish), Noula definition (Greek), Nusi definition (Hungarian), Nyura name popularity (Russian), meaning of Ona (Lithuanian), name Onele (Lithuanian), and nicknames for Panni (Hungarian). Specific foreign variations the diminutives Ane name (Hawaiian, Scandinavian, and Tongan), Anett name (French), name Ania meaning (Polish and Russian), what does the name Anica mean (Slavic and Spanish), meaning of Anika (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Anike definition (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), meaning of Aniko (Hungarian), Aninka definition (Czech), Anja pronounciation (German), Anka pronounciation (German and Polish), name Anke meaning (Dutch and German), Annag name variations (Scottish), what does the name Anneke mean (Dutch), Anneli name variations (German), Annelie meaning (German), Annely pronounciation (German), nicknames for Annet (Dutch), Annett name popularity (French), name Annica origin (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Anniina definition (Finnish), Annik pronounciation (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), nicknames for Annika (Dutch, Finnish, German, and Scandinavian), baby name Annike (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), short names for Anouchka (French), Anouk meaning of name (Dutch and French), Anouschka meaning and origin (German), nicknames for Antje (Dutch, Frisian, and German), what does the name Anula mean (Polish), Anushka pronounciation (Russian), nicknames for Anusia (Polish), short names for Anya (Latvian, Lithuanian, and Russian), short names for Nanette (French), meaning of Nanni (German), and Vania name (Russian). See also the related forms, Annabella meaning and origin (English, German, and Italian), baby name Annabeth, name Annalena meaning (German), Annaliese pronounciation (English, German, and Scandinavian), Annalise meaning and origin (German and French), name Annamaria (German and Italian), baby name Annasophia, Aubriana name popularity, Audriana name variations (English), nicknames for Ayana (English and Somali), name Breeanna origin (English), Christianna name (English), Jaquana pronounciation, name Jayanna, name Jewelana, Jillanna meaning (English), Kayanna definition, Keanna meaning (English), Kianna pronounciation (Hawaiian and English), Marianna meaning and origin (English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slavic, and German), name Pollyanna origin (English), Quanna name variations (English), name Quiana, name Rosanna origin (English, German, and Italian), baby name Saranna (English), Veanna pronounciation, name Verdianna, and nicknames for Marianne (English, French, and German). Anna is a very popular baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1901, 1.936% of baby girls were named Anna. It had a ranking of #3 then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then, and it is used on a modest scale in recent times. In 2010, its usage was only 0.322% and its ranking #28, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after name Hannah origin, out of all girl names in its family. In 2010, it was more frequently used than Anna by 10% . The name Anna has been mainly given to baby girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 173 times as many baby girls than boys who were named Anna in 1930.

The following famous people share the name Anna:

  • Actress Anne Bancroft, born Anna Maria Louise Italiano 17 September 1931 - 6 June 2005, The Bronx, New York
  • Actress Anna Massey, born Anna Raymond Massey 11 August 1937, Thakeham, West Sussex, England
  • Artist Grandma Moses, born Anna Mary Robertson 7 September 1860 - 13 December 1961
  • Author Anna Sewell, born 30 March 1820 - 25 April 1878, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  • Tennis Player Anna Kournikova, born 7 June 1981, Moscow, Russia
  • TV Newscaster Anna Ford, born 2 October 1943, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  • TV Personality Anna Nicole Smith, born Vicky Lynn Hogan 28 November 1967 - 8 February 2007, Mexia, Texas
  • US First Lady Anna Harrison, born 25 July 1775 - 25 February 1864, Morristown, New Jersey.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Anna:

Ana name (English, Georgian, Indian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, Spanish, and Hawaiian), meaning of Aami, Aamu meaning of name (Finnish), name Aany meaning, Aanye meaning and origin, Addin name variations, Addine name popularity, Aena meaning and origin, short names for Ahnna, what does the name Aimé mean (French), name Aimée (French), name Aina meaning (Finnish, Scandinavian, Catalan, and Hebrew), meaning of Aine (Gaelic and Irish), Aino name (Finnish), name Allyne, meaning of Ama (African, Akan, and Polish), Amah name, Aman meaning (Arabic), name Amayah origin, and what does the name Ame mean (English).

The baby name Anna fun facts:

The name Anna in reverse order is "Anna".

The numerological value of the name Anna is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Anna?

Anna is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.32%
20130.31%
20120.32%
20110.32%
20100.36%
20090.37%
20080.38%
20070.41%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames