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Anne - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Anne
 
 

 



[ 1 syll. an-ne, ann-e ] The girl name Anne is pronounced as AEN KEY. Anne is largely used in the English, French, and German languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Anne is a variant of the name Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic). See also the related forms, Cheyenne (English), Louane (Breton and French), Ainsley (English and Scottish), Anne Sophie (French), Leanne (English), and Lisanne (Dutch and English).

Anne is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1915, 0.423% of baby girls were given the name Anne. Its ranking then was #52. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2007, its usage was only 0.029% and its ranking #517. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Anne, Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most frequently used. In 2007, its use outnumbered Anne's by 13 times.

Baby names that sound like Anne include Ane (Scandinavian), Ann (English), Aune (Finnish), Unn (Scandinavian), Aine (Irish), Aman (Arabic), Ami (English), Amie (English), Ammie (English), Amye (English), Ana (Portuguese and Spanish), Anais (French), Anaïs (French), Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Annah (English), Annie (English), Anny (Polish), Anu (Estonian and Finnish), Ayanna (English), Iman (Arabic), Ona (Lithuanian), Aamina (Arabic), Ainhoa (Basque and Spanish), Aiyana (English), Allonia (English), Amaia (Basque and Spanish), Amani (Arabic), Amaya (Basque), Ameena (Arabic), Amiee (English), Amina (Arabic), Aminah (Arabic), Amya (English), Anahi (Spanish), Anina (Czech and Italian), Aniya (English), Aniyah (English), Anniina (Finnish), Annina (German), Imani (English), Ioana (Romanian and Slavic), Iona (English and Scottish), Henoheno (Hawaiian), and Ioanna (Greek).

KEY: Pronunciation for Anne: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


Details of famous persons named Anne:
Actress Anne Bancroft, born Anna Maria Louise Italiano, 17 September 1931 - 6 June 2005, The Bronx, New York.
Actress Anne Hathaway, born 12 November 1982, New York, New York.
Actress Anne Heche, born 25 May 1969, Aurora, Ohio.
Actress Anne Parillaud, born 6 May 1961, Paris, France.
Author Anne Fadiman, born 7 August 1953, New York, New York.
Author Anne Rice, born 4 October 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Educator Anne Sullivan, born Joanna Sullivan, 14 April 1866 - 20 October 1936, Feeding Hills, Massachusetts.
Holocaust Victim Anne Frank, born Annelies Marie Frank, 12 June 1929, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Poet Anne Bradstreet, born Anne Dudley, 1612 - 16 September 1672, Northamptonshire, England.
Poet Anne Sexton, born Anne Gray Harvey, 9 November 1928 - 4 October 1974, Newton, Massachusetts.

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