Meaning and origin of Anna

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.

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
Anna (Tamil)
Anna (Hungarian)
Annah
Anne
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
Nancy
Nanci
Nanka
Nanzig
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
Indian anna, an old Indian currency unit, and a coin - 16 Annas = 1 Rupee
Anna (era) (安和, An'na?), a Japanese era spanning the years from 968 to 970
Anna (1952 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

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 mang 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.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna