Anne
\an\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
A French name for girls and boys of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \an\ |
| Compound names | Adèle-Anne, Alex-Anne, Alexie-Anne, Alice-Anne, Alix-Anne, Alys-Anne, Amélie-Anne, Amély-Anne |
Origin and meaning
From French Anne (“Ann”), from Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from Estonian abbreviation of Anna instead. Doublet of Ann, Ana, Anna, and Hannah. Compare John.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Luxembourg
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanAnna
- EnglishAnn, Anna
- BasqueAne
- BretonAnna
- CatalanAnna
- CroatianAna
- DanishAnna
- SpanishAna
- FinnishAnna
- IrishÁine
- GreekΆννα
- HungarianAnikó
- ItalianAnna
- LatvianAnna
In literature
« La sœur Anne monta sur le haut de la Tour, et la pauvre affligée lui criait de temps en temps : Anne, ma sœur ne vois-tu rien venir ? Et la sœur Anne lui répondait : Je ne vois rien que le Soleil qui poudroie, et l’herbe qui verdoie. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Pamputt (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).