Meaning and origin of Anna

Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Meaning: Name of a king.
Origin: ArthurianLegend
Meaning: Arthur's sister.
Origin: Biblical
Meaning: Gracious; one who gives.
Origin: English
Meaning: Variant of Anne, meaning favor; grace.
Origin: English
Meaning: Name of a king.
Origin: Greek
Meaning: A variant of Hannah. In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Anna was sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage. According to an apocryphal gospel, Anna was also the mother of the Virgin Mary.
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Favour or grace. Prayer. God has favoured me. Variant of Hannah.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Variant of Anne. Biblical; devout woman who saw infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem. Daughter of Dido.
Origin: NativeAmerican
Meaning: Mother (Algonquin).
Origin: Russian
Meaning: Grace.
Origin: Swedish Meaning: Grace.
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