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I was told years ago Anona means "little princess" in Cherokee Indian according to my mother who did name me after her labor and delivery nurse. The nurse was Cherokee Indian.
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I read on nameberry.com that this was Latin and meant "Of the Harvest". And that it was the name of the Roman goddess of harvest.
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I'm reminded too much of the (now archaic, but common in Shakespeare) English phrase "anon", which was synonymous with "soon" or "in a minute".
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It's a variant of the Sumerian Innana meaning "lady of heaven".
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In Britain there was a well-known actress, singer, and broadcaster called Anona Winn, who for many years was a panelist on the radio show "Twenty Questions".
Anona Winn (1904-94) was born in Australia as Anona Edna Wilkins.
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Anona Winn (1904-94) was born in Australia as Anona Edna Wilkins.
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I have seen Anona linked with the Roman goddess of the harvest and the name is said to derive from the Latin for "pineapple"!
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A variant of Sumerian Anonna meaning "Lady of Heaven".
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Well, I suppose you can't spell this name wrong, since it's the same backwards and forwards! A nice name, I think.
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(Source: Hanks, P. & Hodges, F., (1996), Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, pages 22 and 256)