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Ann is a variant form (English) of the Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Anna. Ann is also a pet form (English) of the English and German Anthea. See also the related forms, the English Anson, the English Carrie-Ann, and the English Leann. Ann is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1936 with 0.618% of baby girls being given the name Ann. It was #28 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a modest scale. In 2007, it ranked at #786 with a usage of 0.017%. Among the family of girl names directly linked to Ann, the Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Anna was the most widely used. It was 22 times more widely used than Ann in 2007. The name Ann has primarily been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the last century. In 1910, 76 times more girls than boys were given the name Ann. Baby names that sound like Ann include the Scandinavian Ane, the English, French, and German Anne, the Finnish Aune, the Scandinavian Unn, the Irish Aine, the Arabic Aman, the English Ami, the English Amie, the English Ammie, the English Amye, the Portuguese and Spanish Ana, the French Anais, the French Anaïs, the Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Anna, the English Annah, the English Annie, the Polish Anny, the Estonian and Finnish Anu, the English Ayanna, the Arabic Iman, the Lithuanian Ona, the Arabic Aamina, the Basque and Spanish Ainhoa, the English Aiyana, the English Allonia, the Basque and Spanish Amaia, the Arabic Amani, the Basque Amaya, the Arabic Ameena, the English Amiee, the Arabic Amina, the Arabic Aminah, the English Amya, the Spanish Anahi, the Czech and Italian Anina, the English Aniya, the English Aniyah, the Finnish Anniina, the German Annina, the English Imani, the Romanian and Slavic Ioana, the English and Scottish Iona, the Hawaiian Henoheno, and the Greek Ioanna. KEY: Pronunciation for Ann: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" Details of famous persons named Ann:
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