Anna Meaning

What does Anna mean?

The name Anna is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Anna is "favor, grace".

It is also of Latin origin, where its meaning is "gracious".

Anna is generally used as a girl's name.

It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced A-nna.

The Given Name Anna

Anna is an anglicized form of the biblical Hebrew Channah, whose biblical English translation is Hannah.

This spelling was used in the Greek and Latin versions of the Old Testament. It appears in the New Testament as the name of a prophetess.

Anna falls into the classic name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Anna Akhmatova, and Anna Chlumsky.

Anna Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 54 in baby name popularity for girls with 4,145 occurrences. It ranked 12,216 in baby name popularity for boys with 5 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 53 in baby name popularity for girls with 4,544 occurrences. It ranked 8,864 in baby name popularity for boys with 8 occurrences.

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Anna Related Names

Anna is a form of Channah, Hannah.

Variants of the name Anna include Ana, Annah, Annze.

The names Aanya, Aina, Anais, Analee, Analeigh, Analena, Analia, Anarosa, Aneisha, Aneita, Anessa, Anica, Anice, Anichka, Aniko, Anina, Anka, Anke, Ankica, Ann, Anneka, Anneke, Anneli, Annett, Annetta, Annette, Anni, Annia, Anniah, Annick, Annie, Anniina, Annikalyn, Anniken, Annikin, Annikka, Annikki, Annisa, Annisha, Annissa, Annita, Annitra, Annitta, Annukka, Annushka, Annuska, Anona, Anouk, Antje, Anu, Anushka, Anya, Anyah, Anyana, Anyssa, Anyuta, Ianna, Jasia, Ona, Onna are all forms of Anna.

Anna has the diminutives (nicknames) Ane, Aneta, Annika, Ans, Anu, Niina, Panni.

Famous Annas

Anna ~ 3 hurricanes, 2 storms, Polish Queen (1575-1586), Russian Ruler (1730-1740), Biblical Character (Luke 2:36)
Anna Akhmatova ~ Writer
Anna Chlumsky ~ Actress
Anna Faris ~ Actress
Anna Fenninger ~ Skier
Anna Giustiniani ~ Saint
Anna Harrison ~ U. S. First Lady (1841)
Anna Karenina ~ Anna Karenina character
Anna Katharina Emmerick ~ Saint
Anna Kendrick ~ Actress
Anna Magnani ~ Actress
Anna Maria Taigi ~ Saint
Anna Michelotti ~ Saint
Anna Nicole Smith ~ Actress
Anna Paquin ~ Actress
Anna Popplewell ~ Actress
Anna Rosa Gattorno ~ Saint
Anna Schaffer ~ Saint
Anna Sewell ~ Writer
Anna Torv ~ Actress

Anna Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Anna.

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Anna Name Fun

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