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Anais - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Anais

[ syll. a-nai(s), an-a-is ] The girl name Anais is pronounced as ahNEY- KEY. Anais is mainly used in the French language and it is of Hebrew origin. Anais is a variation of the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French name Anna.

Anais is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 2006 with 0.015% of baby girls being given the name Anais. It ranked at #869 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in frequency, and is today of irregular use. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Anais, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Anais include the French Anaïs, the Greek Agni, the Irish Aine, the Akan and Polish Ama, the Arabic Aman, the English Ami, the English Amie, the Arabic Amineh, the Fante, Twi, and German Amma, the English Ammie, the English Amye, the English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, and Spanish Ana, the Akan Anan, the Tamil, English, and Hawaiian Ani, the English Anie, the French Anine, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna, the English Annah, the English Annie, and the German Annine.

A famous person named Anais is Author Anais Nin, born 21 February 1903 - 1977, Neuilly, France.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Anais: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"


 
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