Anna
See also: Appendix:Variations of "anna"
English
Etymology
The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥanâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Doublet of Hannah.
The city in Illinois was named after Anna Davie, the wife of one of the first settlers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈænə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ænə
Proper noun
Anna (plural Annas)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- c. 1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:
- Every lover the years disclose / Is of a beautiful name made free. / One befriends, and all others are foes. / Anna's the name of names for me.
- 1967, Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There, HarperCollins, published 2014, →ISBN, page 189:
- M for Madeleine, M for Marguerite, M for Melanie and the rest, she thought, smiling as she remembered the long string of glamorous names they had invented for her. No wonder plain "Anna" had seemed a little disappointing!
- 1986, Sue Miller, The Good Mother, G.K.Hall, published 1987, →ISBN, page 183:
- His real name was Leonard, Len. He'd changed it when he came East. "Len," he said. "A turd of a name. Who wants it? I mean a name that ends in a nasalization, for Christ's sake. Leo now. It's like Anna. They go on forever. You can live with a name like that."
- c. 1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:
- A prophetess in the New Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 2:36:
- And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
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- A city in Illinois.
- A city in Texas.
- A town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.
- A village in Järva, Estonia.
- A village in Fars, Iran.
- A village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.
- A village in Ohio; after Anna Thirkield, an early settler.
- A municipality of Valencia, Spain.
Usage notes
- The name or its cognates are well used in all European languages because of the medieval cult of St. Anna or Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.
- Anna is periodically popular in the English-speaking world as a Latinate variant of Ann/Anne.
Derived terms
- Anna Kournikova
- Anna potatoes
- Anna's hummingbird
Translations
given name — see Ann
biblical prophetess
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Anagrams
- A.A.N.N., Nana, anan, na-na, naan, nana
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈan.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈana]
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Related terms
- Anička
- Anka
- Anuška
Danish
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Related terms
- Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annelise, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annie, Anny
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 114 513 females with the given name Anna have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Anna, from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.naː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: An‧na
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Related terms
- An, Anita, Ank, Anke, Ankie, Anne, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annita, Anoejska, Ans, Antje
- Hanna
Estonian
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Related terms
- Anete, Ann, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Anu
Faroese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ).
Proper noun
Anna f (genitive singular Onnu or Annu)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
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Finnish
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnːɑ/, [ˈɑnːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
- Syllabification(key): An‧na
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- 1870, Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 14:
- Aviona oli hänellä Seunalan hoikka tytär, liinatukkainen, kainosilmäinen Anna, hän, joka oli nähnyt kummia näköjä ja houraillen ennustellut paljon ihmeitä.
- Richard A. Impola (1991)
- His wife was the slender daughter of Seunala, shy-eyed Anna, who had seen strange visions in trances and predicted many wonders.
- 1984, Eira Stenberg, Paratiisin vangit, Tammi, →ISBN, page 5:
- Minun nimeni on Sisko. Ei se ole ihmisen nimi. Se on nimi suhteelle. Minä olin alusta alkaen sivuhenkilö. [ - - - ] Anna oli sievä ja kiharapäinen kuin kiiltokuvaenkeli. Kun äiti huusi häntä ikkunasta, se kuulosti pyynnöltä, lähes rukoukselta: anna, anna! Amen, minä lisäsin usein mielessäni. Koko piha kaikui annoista. [ - - - ]
- My name is Sisko. That's not how a human is called, that's how a relationship is called. I was a side character from the start. [ - - - ] Anna was pretty with curly hair, like an angel from a kiiltokuva. When her mother called her out of the window, it sounded like a request, almost like a prayer: anna, anna [give]! Amen, I often answered in my mind, as annas echoed throughout the yard.
- 2010, Ilkka Raitasuo - Terhi Siltala, Kellokosken prinsessa, Like Kustannus Oy, →ISBN, page 211:
- Eräänä Annan päivänä 1960-luvulla ylilääkäri Alivirta oli pistäytynyt osastolla toivottamassa kaikille juhlijoille hyvää nimipäivää. Tuolloin Prinsessa oli oikaissut Isä Paavalia ja todennut, että hän oli oikeastaan Anita. Hän piti Annaa hieman rahvaanomaisena ja vanhahtavana etunimenä.
- On one Anna's day in the 1960s, senior physician Alivirta had visited the department to wish everyone a happy name day. The Princess had then corrected Father Paavali himself and stated that she was actually called Anita. She thought of Anna as a rather folksy and old-fashioned name.
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- (obsolete) Anna (biblical prophetess)
- 1548, The Holy Bible, Luke 2:36:
- Ja oli Anna Prophetissa Phanuelin Tyter Aserin sughusta teme oli ioutunudh pitkelle ijelle ia oli elenyt miehens cansa seitzemen wootha hene' Neitzydeste's
- And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
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Usage notes
- Traditionally one of the most popular female names in Finland, for example, the most common first name of women throughout the 19th century.
- Common first part of conjoined names such as Anna-Liisa and Anna-Maija.
Declension
| Inflection of Anna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anna | Annat | |
| genitive | Annan | Annojen | |
| partitive | Annaa | Annoja | |
| illative | Annaan | Annoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Anna | Annat | |
| accusative | nom. | Anna | Annat |
| gen. | Annan | ||
| genitive | Annan | Annojen Annainrare | |
| partitive | Annaa | Annoja | |
| inessive | Annassa | Annoissa | |
| elative | Annasta | Annoista | |
| illative | Annaan | Annoihin | |
| adessive | Annalla | Annoilla | |
| ablative | Annalta | Annoilta | |
| allative | Annalle | Annoille | |
| essive | Annana | Annoina | |
| translative | Annaksi | Annoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Annoin | |
| abessive | Annatta | Annoitta | |
| comitative | — | Annoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Anna (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Annani | Annamme |
| 2nd person | Annasi | Annanne |
| 3rd person | Annansa | |
Related terms
- (given names) Anita, Anitta, Anja, Anna-Liisa, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Hanna
- (surnames) Annala
Anagrams
- Nana, naan
French
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Anagrams
- nana
German
Etymology
From Latin Anna, which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈana/, [ˈʔa.na]
Audio (file) Audio (file)
Proper noun
Anna f (genitive Annas or (with an article) Anna)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Related terms
- (variants) Anne, Änne
- (pet forms) Anita, Anja, Anke, Ännchen, Anneke, Ännerl, Ännerle, Annette (Anette), Anni (Anny), Änni, Annika (Anika), Antje
- (derivatives) Anneliese (Annelise), Annelie (Anneli), Annemarie, Annemie
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
- Ána (old orthography)
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Anna.
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name from Danish, equivalent to English Ann
- Anna (biblical)
Related terms
- Aani
- Anni
References
- Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
- Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒnːɒ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: An‧na
- Rhymes: -nɒ
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Anna | Annák |
| accusative | Annát | Annákat |
| dative | Annának | Annáknak |
| instrumental | Annával | Annákkal |
| causal-final | Annáért | Annákért |
| translative | Annává | Annákká |
| terminative | Annáig | Annákig |
| essive-formal | Annaként | Annákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Annában | Annákban |
| superessive | Annán | Annákon |
| adessive | Annánál | Annáknál |
| illative | Annába | Annákba |
| sublative | Annára | Annákra |
| allative | Annához | Annákhoz |
| elative | Annából | Annákból |
| delative | Annáról | Annákról |
| ablative | Annától | Annáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Annáé | Annáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Annáéi | Annákéi |
| Possessive forms of Anna | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Annám | Annáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Annád | Annáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Annája | Annái |
| 1st person plural | Annánk | Annáink |
| 2nd person plural | Annátok | Annáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Annájuk | Annáik |
Derived terms
- Ancsa
- Anikó
- Annácska
- Annus
- Panna
Compound words
- Annabella
- Annakata
- Annaliza
- Annamária
- Annaróza
- Annavera
Related terms
- Anett
- Anetta
- Anica
- Anita
- Anka
- Hanna
- Nina
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈanːa]
- Rhymes: -anːa
- Homophones: anna
Proper noun
Anna f (genitive singular Önnu)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
declension of Anna
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Anna | Annan | Önnur | Önnurnar |
| accusative | Önnu | Önnuna | Önnur | Önnurnar |
| dative | Önnu | Önnunni | Önnum | Önnunum |
| genitive | Önnu | Önnunnar | Anna | Annanna |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.na/
- Rhymes: -anna
- Hyphenation: Àn‧na
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- Hannah (Biblical mother of Samuel)
- Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Related terms
- Annina, Nina
Anagrams
- nana
Japanese
Romanization
Anna
- Rōmaji transcription of アンナ
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation
- Anna: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/, [ˈänːä]
- Anna: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/, [ˈänːä]
- Annā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.naː/, [ˈänːäː]
- Annā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/, [ˈänːä]
Proper noun
Anna f sg (genitive Annae); first declension
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Anna |
| Genitive | Annae |
| Dative | Annae |
| Accusative | Annam |
| Ablative | Annā |
| Vocative | Anna |
Descendants
- Italian: Anna
Proper noun
Annā f
- ablative of Anna
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1454. 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.
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name А́нна (Ánna).
- A respelling of the English female given name Ann.
- A respelling of the English or French female given name Anne.
Related terms
- Ance, Anete, Anita, Annija, Enija
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Anna was the only given name of 25 747 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
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.
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- Anna, the prophetess.
Usage notes
- One of the most popular given names in Norway since the Middle Ages. For example, the most common name of women born in Norway from the 1870s to the 1910s.
Related terms
- Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annette, Anniken, Anny
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 721 females with the given name Anna living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1880s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Polish
Etymology
From Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.na/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -anna
- Syllabification: An‧na
Proper noun
Anna f (diminutive Andzia or Aneczka or Ania or Anka or Anula or Anusia)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
Declension of Anna
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anna | Anny |
| genitive | Anny | Ann |
| dative | Annie | Annom |
| accusative | Annę | Anny |
| instrumental | Anną | Annami |
| locative | Annie | Annach |
| vocative | Anno | Anny |
Further reading
- Anna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Anna f
- a female given name; alternative spelling of Ana
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ, literally “grace, gracious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠa/
Proper noun
Anna
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Derived terms
- Annag
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Anna | n-Anna | h-Anna | t-Anna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈana]
Proper noun
Anna f (genitive singular Anny, nominative plural Anny, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Declension
Declension of Anna
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anna | Anny |
| genitive | Anny | Anien |
| dative | Anne | Annám |
| accusative | Annu | Anny |
| locative | Anne | Annách |
| instrumental | Annou | Annami |
Derived terms
- anenský
- Hana
- Anča
- Anica
- Anina
- Anuľa, Hanuľa
- Anka, Hanka
- Anička, Hanička
Further reading
- Anna in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Etymology
First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ana/
Proper noun
Anna c (genitive Annas)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
- 1994, Marianne Fredriksson, Anna, Hanna och Johanna, Wahlström & Widstrand, published 2001, →ISBN, page 259:
- Då mindes jag Anna, den ljusa människan. Och så sa jag utan att ha tänkt att jag ville kalla flickan Anna. Mor blev glad, det såg jag nog, men hon sa att jag måste tala med Arne först.
Han tyckte namnet var gammaldags och rejält. Så var han glad att det inte fanns i släkten.- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Usage notes
- Traditionally one of the most popular Swedish names, for example the most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1920s, the 1970s and the 1980s.
Related terms
- Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anny
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 302 997 females with the given name Anna living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June, 2011.
Anagrams
- anan