Anne

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Grace, Favor, Merciful
Pronunciation
A-neh(Swedish)
A-nə(Danish, German)
AH-nə(Dutch)
AHN-neh(Finnish)
AN(French, English)
ann
Popularity
Anne has ranked among the most popular names for girls in the United States since the late 19th century. In recent years, it has become less popular but is still widely used in many countries around the world.

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Anne Name meanings & History

Grace, Favor, Merciful. Anne is a versatile name that can be used in many different contexts. It is commonly used as a first or middle name for girls but can also be used as a surname or a masculine middle name.

Zodiac Sign of Anne: Action Aries

Synonyms of Anne:

A: Angry,Action,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive

N: Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nice,Neat,Neurosis,Nervous

E: Enlighten,Environment,Expressive,Enliven,Exaggerate,Entertain

Anne is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Anne include Anne Hathaway (actress), Anne Frank (diarist and Holocaust victim), and Queen Anne (18th-century British monarch).

2.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: Cognate of the Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace), which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, mercy). Pet: Annette. (AHN-NEH)


3.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: A borrowing from the French, Anne is derived from the Hebrew Hannah, which is from chaanach, hannah (gracious, full of grace). Annag and Annot are Gaelic forms of the name. Var: Anna, Annag, Annot. (ANNAH)


4.) Anne (Female)

Usage: Japanese

Meanings: Grace; Merciful; Full of Grace

Scripts: etc.(Japanese Kanji)
安音,
晏音,
闇音,


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Description: Hebrew, French, English, German, Dutch. Grace; Merciful; Full of Grace. From Japanese 安 (an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible. Anne is commonly used as a first name for girls, but it can also be used as a middle name or a nickname. It is a versatile name that can suit any personality.

5.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: A borrowing from the English and the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace), which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, mercy). In medieval Christian tradition, Anne was the name assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, as Joachim was assigned to her father. The name has remained popular in Britain and is borne by Princess Anne (b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Var: Ann, Anna. Pet: Annie. (AN)


6.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Borrowed from the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah, which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, mercy). In medieval Christian tradition, Anne was the name assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, as Joachim was assigned to her father. The name was used to Anglicize the Gaelic Aine. Var: Ann, Anna. Pet: Annie. (AN)


7.) Anne (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) gracious.

Other Forms: Ane, Annchen, Annze, Anouche


8.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Borrowed from the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace), which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, mercy). In medieval Christian tradition, Anne was the name assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, as Joachim was assigned to her father. The name has remained popular in Britain and is borne by Princess Anne (b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Var: Ann, Anna. Pet: Annie. (AN)


9.) Anne (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Grace, Favor

Pronunciation: AH-nə
ANN


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Description: Grace, Favor. Short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle". Anne is commonly used as a first name for baby girls, but it can also be used as a middle name.

Famous People

Anne Hathaway (actress), Anne Frank (author), Anne Shirley (fictional character from Anne of Green Gables)

10.) Anne (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Favoured by God

Other Forms: Ann


11.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: French form of Anna (gracious, full of grace and mercy). In medieval Christian tradition, Anne was the name assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, as Joachim was assigned to her father. See ANNA. (AN)


12.) ANNE (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Borrowed from the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah, which is from hannah, chaanach (gracious, full of grace, mercy). Pet: Anke, Annette, Antje. (AHN-NEH)


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