Anna
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Anna belongs to a family of 30 related names.Showing 15 most common variations.
A former Indian coin.
Etymology: From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Etymology: A Latinate variant of French Anne, from Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Anna.
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Etymology: From Latin Anna, which see.
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann; Hannah (Biblical mother of Samuel)
Etymology: From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
a female given name, variant of Ana
Rōmaji transcription of あんな
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann; Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Etymology: From Middle Dutch Anna, from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Ann or Anna
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Hanna.
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Etymology: First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. Inherited from Old Swedish Anna, from Vulgar Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann; Anna, the prophetess.
Etymology: First recorded in Norway in 1340. From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann; Anna (Biblical prophetess)
inflection of antaa:; present active indicative connegative
a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
second-person singular present active imperative of annō
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Anna J. Harrison
American organic chemist (1912–1998)
Born: 1912
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Swedish female golf player
Born: 1987
Anna Hollmann
German comics artist (1983-)
Born: 1983
Grace Coolidge
First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929
Born: 1879
Anna Deavere Smith
American actress, playwright and professor
Born: 1950
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