What does Anne mean?

Anne means "God was gracious, God"

How do we pronounce Anne?

Anne \an-ne, ann-e\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Anne is pronounced as AANNah (Dutch), AEN (English, French), or AANah (German) 1.

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

What is the origin of Anne?

Anne is largely used in the English, French, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the medieval period. It has been borne by various members of royalty, including King Henry VIII's wives Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) and Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), Queen Anne of England (1665-1714), and Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter Princess Anne (1950-). Anne is a variant spelling of the name name Ann (English and Greek). Anne an English, French, and German variant transcription of the name meaning of Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Armenian, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Indian, and Japanese). Anne has 19 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. Variation transcriptions used in English comprise what does the name Anne-Claire mean (also used in French), short names for Anne-Lise (also used in French), baby name Anne-Sophie (also used in French), Annella meaning, name Ninette origin (also used in French), and Ysanne meaning and origin. Other English variants comprise the pet forms Annette name popularity (also used in French), nicknames for Annie, Nan definition, Nana name variations (also used in Spanish, African, French, Japanese, and Swahili), short names for Nancy, and Oni name. Foreign variant transcriptions of Anne comprise Anne-Laure name popularity (French), Annot meaning and origin (Gaelic), Laurane pronounciation (French), Lauranne name popularity (French), Louane meaning (French), and Louanne name (French). Specific foreign variants comprise the pet forms Anett meaning and origin (French), Anka name popularity (German and Polish), name Antje origin (Dutch, Frisian, and German), and Ninon meaning (French). See also the related forms, name Ainsley origin (English and Scottish), Anne Sophie meaning and origin (French), nicknames for Annedore (German), Ashlianne meaning of name (English), name Carrie-Anne meaning, Cheyenne definition (English), Fayanne pronounciation, short names for Georgeanne (English), name Hollyanne origin (English), name Krystalanne meaning (English), Laurianne name (English and French), Leanne pronounciation (English), name Lilian (English, French, and German), Lilyanne name variations (English), meaning of Lisanne (Dutch and English), baby name Marianne (English, French, and German), Maryanne name variations (English), name Nellianne meaning (English), name Rayanne meaning (English), Rosanne name popularity (English), Sally Anne meaning and origin (English), and Vianne pronounciation (English). Anne is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1915, 0.423% of baby girls were given the name Anne. Its ranking then was #52. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.025% and its ranking #608. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Anne, short names for Anna was the most frequently used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Anne's by 13 times.

The following famous people share the name Anne:

  • Actress Anne Bancroft, born Anna Maria Louise Italiano, 17 September 1931 - 6 June 2005, The Bronx, New York
  • Actress Anne Hathaway, born 12 November 1982, New York, New York
  • Actress Anne Heche, born 25 May 1969, Aurora, Ohio
  • Actress Anne Parillaud, born 6 May 1961, Paris, France
  • Author Anne Fadiman, born 7 August 1953, New York, New York
  • Author Anne Rice, born 4 October 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Educator Anne Sullivan, born Joanna Sullivan, 14 April 1866 - 20 October 1936, Feeding Hills, Massachusetts
  • Holocaust Victim Anne Frank, born Annelies Marie Frank, 12 June 1929, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • Poet Anne Bradstreet, born Anne Dudley, 1612 - 16 September 1672, Northamptonshire, England
  • Poet Anne Sexton, born Anne Gray Harvey, 9 November 1928 - 4 October 1974, Newton, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that sound like Anne:

meaning of Ahnna, Onna name variations, name Agné origin (Lithuanian), baby name An (Chinese and Vietnamese), nicknames for Anh (English), Ann definition (English and Greek), Aami pronounciation, Aamu meaning (Finnish), Aany pronounciation, Aanye name, Addin pronounciation, Addine name variations, Aena meaning and origin, Aimé meaning of name (French), what does the name Aimée mean (French), baby name Aina (Finnish, Scandinavian, Catalan, and Hebrew), baby name Aine (Gaelic and Irish), Aino name variations (Finnish), name Allyne meaning, and Ama meaning of name (African, Akan, and Polish).

The baby name Anne fun facts:

The name Anne in reverse order is "Enna".

The numerological value of the name Anne is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Anne?

Anne is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames