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'Anna' can refer to a variety of people, objects, and ideas.

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Name

Variants

Objects

Places

People

Saint Anna

Pseudonyms

Fictional characters

Groups

See also

Name

'Anna' is a common given name. It is a form of the Latinic "Hannah", which derives from the Hebrew name "Channah" which means "grace/charm" or "mercy". Due to its Biblical traditions, the name is common in many different forms.

★ ''Anne'' is a family surname in Andhra Pradesh India.

★ ''Hanne'', ''Hanna'', and ''Hannah'' are female given names.

★ C. N. Annadurai is referred to as Anna by his followers.

★ ''Anneliese'' is a combination of Anne and Elizabeth.[1]

Variants

There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Anna, and others which are derived from the name Anna.

''Anna'' (English, German, Tamil, Hungarian) ''Annah'' ''Anne'' (English, German, Dutch) ''Annè'' ''Annë'' (French) ''Anné'' ''Annė'' ''Änna'' (Germanic) ''Änne'' (Germanic) ''Anya'' (Russian) ''Ann'' ''Ana'' (Portuguese, Slavic, Spanish) ''Annie'' ''Anyuta'' (Russian) ''Nyura'' (Russian) ''Ania'' (Polish) ''Anni'' (Germanic) ''Annela / Anela'' (Estonian) ''Annely'' (Estonian) ''Anka'' (Germanic) ''Annina'' (Italian) ''Annine'' ''Annette'' ''Annetta'' (Italian) ''Anita''(Spanish, Germanic) ''Nanynka'' (Czech) ''Nan'' ''Nana'' (Czech) ''Nanny'' ''Nanzig'' ''Nancy'' ''Nanci'' ''Nanka'' ''Hanci'' ''Channa'' ''Handa'' ''Hanna'' (Ukrainian) ''Aneta'' (Polish) ''Nanda'' (Czech) ''Niunia'' (Polish) ''Anci'' ''Anička'' (Slovak) ''Anic'' (Czech) ''Annick'' (Germanic) ''Anica'' (Serbian) ''Anneke'' (Germanic, Dutch) ''Anninka'' (Germanic, Slavic) ''Annushka'' (Russian) ''Aniulka'' ''Aniula'' ''Andzia'' ''Anusia'' ''Annusia'' ''Anika'' ''Anike'' (Germanic) ''Annele''

''Anja'' (Scandinavian) ''Anke'' (Germanic) ''Anrika'' ''Anitra'' ''Hana'' ''Chana'' (Ashkenazi Hebreic-German) ''Annuśka'' ''Aneczka'' ''Amke'' ''Anabel'' ''Anabelle'' ''Andel'' ''Andelle'' ''Andina'' ''Andine'' ''Annabella'' ''Annabelle'' ''Annalena'' (German) ''Annalene'' (German) ''Annaliese'' (Germanic) ''Annalisa'' ''Annalise'' ''Anneliis'' (Estonian) ''Annalore'' ''Annalotta'' ''Annamaria'' (Germanic) ''Annamarie'' ''Annedore'' ''Annegret'' ''Annelore'' ''Annelotte'' ''Annemarie'' ''Annerose'' ''Áine'' (Irish)

Objects

★ Anna potatoes

★ Anne (Buffy episode), an episode of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

★ Anna (1912 automobile), a defunct automobile of unkown origin

★ Indian anna, an old Indian currency unit, and a coin - 16 Annas = 1 Rupee

★ , a Japanese era spanning the years from 968 to 970

★ ''Anna'' (1951 film), a 1952 Alberto Lattuada movie with Silvana Mangano, the first Italian film dubbed in English language after World War II

★ ''''Anna'' (film)'', a 1987 film

★ Anna (dog), the only animal with a portrait at Johns Hopkins University

★ ''Anna (Go to Him)'', a song originally composed and recorded in 1962 by R&B singer Arthur Alexander. It was quickly covered by The Beatles in 1963 for their albums Please Please Me (UK) and Introducing... The Beatles (USA)

★ Anna (song), a song from Bad Company's 1975 album, ''Straight Shooter''

★ Anna (magazine), a Finnish women's magazine published by Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet

★ ''Anne'', a song by John Frusciante, from his 2005 album ''Curtains''

Places

★ Anna, Illinois, a city in Union County, Illinois, United States

★ Anna, Ohio, a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States

★ Anna, Valencia, a municipality in Canal de Navarrés, Valencia, Spain

★ Anna, Estonia, a village in Paide Commune, Järva County, Estonia

★ Anna (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Voronezh Oblast, Russia

People

There are a number of people whose first name and the most significant name was Anna or Anne:

★ 'Anna', the sister of Dido in Roman mythology and later literature

★ 'Anna', an alternate name for Morgause of Arthurian legend

★ Anna (Bible), from the Gospel of Luke 2:36, a "prophetess", "daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher".

★ Anna of East Anglia, a king of East Anglia.

★ Queen Anne, name of numerous queens

★ Anne Suzuki, Japanese actress

★ Anne Frank

Saint Anna

The form "Saint Anna" (Santa Ana in Spanish, sometimes Santana) is also used in names, for example for Antonio López de Santa Anna, a Mexican soldier-statesman.

★ Saint Anne (or Santa Ana), known by tradition as the mother of The Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus

Pseudonyms

★ The codename of Alfred Frenzel, a Czechoslovakian spy

★ Annadurai, famous South Indian leader

Fictional characters

★ Anna Kyōyama, a fictional character in Hiroyuki Takei's manga and anime series Shaman King

★ Anna or Ti'ana, a fictional character in the Myst games.

★ Anna is the main character in the book "Woman in the Wall" by Patrice Kindl.

★ Anna (Mister God) is the main character in the book Mister God, This Is Anna by Fynn.

★ Anne (Little Britain) of Little Britain.

Groups

★ Anna or Arabana tribe (Australian Aborigines).

See also

★ Alice