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 [ 2 syll. an-son, ans-on ] The boy name Anson is pronounced as AENSahN KEY. Anson is used chiefly in the English language and it is also derived from English origins. The name is of the meaning son of Agnes; son of Ann. From the element 'son'. The first name is derived from the surname, itself originally from the first name Agnes or Ann. The name Ansonia (English) is the female form of Anson. See also the related forms, Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) and Ann (English and Greek). Anson is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1905, 0.009% of baby boys were given the name Anson. Its ranking then was #666. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is today of very light use. Within all boy names in its group, Anson was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Anson include Anjum (Indian), Anisim (Russian), Anakoni (Hawaiian), Ancelmo (Spanish), and Uinseann (Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Anson: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
