Anna

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Gender Feminine

Usage Thai

Meaning & History

Means "rice" in Thai.

Added 3/19/2011 by anonymous
Edited 4/26/2024 by Mike C and Evil

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

A hypocoristic or Lallname whose full form is unknown.

Anna of East Anglia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king.

Added 4/23/2014 by LMS
Edited 6/21/2024 by SeaHorse15 and LMS

Gender Feminine

Usage Chinese

Scripts 安娜, etc.(Chinese)

Pronounced Pron. AH-NAH [key]

Meaning & History

Combination of An 1 and Na.

Added 4/2/2017 by anonymous
Edited 3/3/2020 by Mike C and Evil

Gender Feminine

Usage Japanese

Scripts 杏奈, 安奈(Japanese Kanji) あんな(Japanese Hiragana) アンナ(Japanese Katakana)

Pronounced Pron. A-NA [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Its use as a given name was most likely inspired by Western sources and further popularized by anime characters. It's not a traditional Japanese name.

Added 7/27/2017 by cutenose
Edited 3/21/2021 by Destry, Mike C, Evil and more