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

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.
-http://www.andythenamebender.com/

Meaning and origin of Anna

The boy's and girl's name Anna \a(n)-na\ is pronounced AN-ah. It is of Hebrew origin. Latinate variant of Hannah. The name was borne by the sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Virgil's "Aeneid". Biblical: a devout woman who saw the infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem. Though not strictly related, Anna has been used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic Aine. Anna is often used in combination with other names. Ballerina Anna Pavlova; tennis player Anna Kournikova.
Anna has 18 variant forms: Ana, Anique, Anja, Ann, Annabeth, Annah, Annalee, Annamarie, Anneke, Annemarie, Annet, Annica, Annika, Annmarie, Anoesj, Anouska, Hania and Nani.
For more information, see also related names Anabel, Annabel, Audriana, Ayanna, Christian, Kiana, Leanna, Luana, Solana and Anastasia.
Baby names that sound like Anna are Agna, Aina, Anya, Ania, Anny, Anni and Anne.
Anna is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
-http://www.thinkbabynames.com/

Meaning and origin of Anna

Anna
Hebrew
Female
Gracious
Meaning & Origin
Anna is a Latin girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Gracious`.
Where is it used?
The name Anna is mainly used in English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech and in Bulgarian.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Anne (In French, English and in German)
See also:
In Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian and in Romanian: Ana (F)
In Spanish: Aina
In Spanish: Anita
In Scandinavian: Anja
In Russian and in Polish: Ania
In Russian: Anushka
In Russian: Anouska
In Russian: Anya
In Romanian: Anca (F)
In Provençal and in Catalan: Anaïs
In Polish: Hania
In Lithuanian: Ona
In Jewish: Hena
In Jewish: Hendel
In Jewish: Henda
In Jewish: Henye
In Italian, Portuguese and in English: Liana
In Hungarian: Hajna
In Hungarian: Anikó
In Hungarian: Panni
In Hungarian: Annuska
In German and in Dutch: Antje
In Finnish and in Polish: Hanna
In Finnish: Anniina
In Finnish: Anneli
In Finnish: Annikki
In English, Jewish, French and in the bible: Hannah
In English and in Italian: Annabella
In English: Annalisa
In English: Annabelle
In English: Luanna
In English: Anneka
In English: Rosannah
Extra info
Also English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czechoslovakian, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Italian, and Icelandic.
Stastics
The name Anna was given to 9382 babies in the USA in 2004. Anna was the number 65 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 9343 babies making it the number 20 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com