Meaning & History
Originally a diminutive of Ann. It may have originated with the affectionate phrase mine Ann, which was later reinterpreted as my Nan. It is now also used as a short form of Nancy.
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Other Languages & CulturesAgnesa, Ana(Albanian) Hanna, Hannah(Arabic) Anna(Armenian) Ane, Anne(Basque) Anna, Hanna(Belarusian) Anna, Hannah(Biblical) Anna(Biblical Greek) Channa(Biblical Hebrew) Anna(Biblical Latin) Anna, Oanez, Annaig, Annick(Breton) Ana, Anna(Bulgarian) Agnès, Aina, Anna(Catalan) Agneza, Ana, Hana, Ines, Janja, Nensi, Anica, Anita, Anka, Ankica, Jana(Croatian) Anežka, Anna, Hana, Aneta(Czech) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Hanna, Agnete, Agnethe, Ane, Anette, Anika, Anita, Annette, Anni(Danish) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Annelien, Hanna, Hannah, Inez, Anika, Anita, Anke, Anneke, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annika, Annuska, Anouk, Anouschka, Anouska, Ans, Antje, Anuschka, Nes, Neske(Dutch) Annet(Eastern African) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Age, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Anu(Estonian) Anna(Faroese) Ana(Fijian) Anna, Anne, Aune, Hanna, Iines, Anita, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Niina(Finnish) Agnès, Anne, Inès, Annette, Annick, Annie, Anny, Anouk, Ninon(French) Antje(Frisian) Ana, Anano, Ani, Anuki(Georgian) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Hanna, Hannah, Ines, Anelie, Anika, Anina, Anita, Anneli, Annelie, Annett, Annette, Anni, Annika, Anuschka(German) Agni, Anna(Greek) Chana, Chanah, Hana, Hanna, Hannah(Hebrew) Ágnes, Anna, Hanna, Ági, Anett, Anikó, Anita, Panka, Panna, Panni(Hungarian) Agnes, Anna, Hanna(Icelandic) Aignéis, Nainsí(Irish) Agnese, Anna, Ines, Annetta(Italian) Agnes, Hagne(Late Greek) Agnese, Agnija, Anna, Inese, Anita, Enija, Ina(Latvian) Agnė, Inesa, Ona(Lithuanian) Anke, Antje(Low German) Agnija, Ana, Hana(Macedonian) Ann(Manx) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Hanna, Agnete, Agnethe, Ane, Anette, Anita, Annette, Anniken(Norwegian) Anna(Occitan) Agnieszka, Anna, Hanna, Aneta, Anika, Anita, Anka, Jaga, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagusia(Polish) Ana, Inês, Anita(Portuguese) Ana(Romanian) Agnessa, Anna, Inessa, Agnia, Agniya(Russian) Anna, Annag, Nandag(Scottish Gaelic) Agnija, Ana, Janja(Serbian) Agnesa, Anna, Hana, Agneša(Slovak) Ana, Hana, Ines, Janja, Neža, Anica, Anika, Anita, Anka, Ankica, Anuša, Nuša(Slovene) Hana(Sorbian) Ana, Inés, Ani, Anita(Spanish) Agnes, Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ines, Inez, Agneta, Agnetha, Anette, Anita, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annica, Annika(Swedish) Ana(Tongan) Anna, Ganna, Hanna, Inessa(Ukrainian) Nest, Nesta(Welsh) Henda, Hene, Henye(Yiddish)
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