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Ankhtuyaa f MongolianMeans "first light" in Mongolian, from анх
(ankh) meaning "first" and туяа
(tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Ankhzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian анх
(ankh) meaning "first" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Ankine f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
անգին (ankin) meaning "invaluable".
Ankitha f IndianMeans "Auspicious marks". A bearer of this name is Ankitha Lakshmi who is an Indian playback singer.
Anko m BulgarianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a masculine form of
Anka and a regional vernacular variant of
Hanko (
Ханко) as in some Bulgarian varieties the letter Х is not pronounced at the beginning of the word.
Ankou m Celtic Mythology, Breton LegendThis is the name of a legendary skeleton-ghost in parts of France, namely Brittany and Normandy as well as Cornwall. He travels by night, riding a creaking cart (or small coach) drawn by four black horses in which he comes to collect the souls of the recently departed... [
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Ankush m Hindi, Marathi, PunjabiFrom Sanskrit अङ्कुश
(aṅkuśa) meaning "hook, goad", specifically referring to a device used to handle and train elephants.
Anlang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
郎 (láng) meaning "gentleman, young man".
Anlei m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of rocks; great".
Anli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Anlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Anliang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous".
Anlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Anlong m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon".
Anluan m IrishFrom
an "great" and
luan "hero, champion, warrior".
Anmitsu f JapaneseAnmitsu is the name of the title character of the Japanese series Anmitsu Hime (Princess Anmitsu)
Anna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (
an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (
na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Anna f GermanicOld German short form of names beginning with the element
arn meaning "eagle".
Annaberdi m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" combined with the past tense of
bermek meaning "give".
Annadh m Old IrishPossibly derived from Old Irish
anaid "to stay, wait, remain; to withstand, resist; to stop".
Annael m LiteratureMeaning unknown, it possibly combines the Quenya and Sindarin components
anna meaning "gift" and
el meaning "star". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien for an elf in his book "The Lord of the Rings", released in 1954.
Annageldi m TurkmenMeans "Friday came", from Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" and
geldi meaning "came".
Annaki f GreekGreek diminutive of
Anna, as -άκι
(-aki) is a Greek diminutive suffix.
Annalis m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen that means "annual". The first bearer was Lucius Villius Annalis, author of the Lex Villia Annalis.
Annaluise f GermanCombination of
Anna and
Luise. This was the name of the main character in the movie version of Erich Kästner’s book Pünktchen und Anton“, released in 1999.
Annaple f ScottishScottish form of
Annabel. Sir Walter Scott used it for two characters (both nurses) in his Waverley series of novels.
Annapurna f Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, TeluguMeans "filled with food" from Sanskrit अन्न
(anna) meaning "food, grains" combined with पूर्ण
(pūrṇa) meaning "filled with, full of". This is the name of the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, considered a manifestation of
Parvati or
Durga.
Annasha f SanskritAn-n-asha means "hopeful" in Sanskrit. N-Asha means "no-hope", but An-N-Asha, double negative makes it positive and emphasizes Asha/hope.
Annchi f SwedishVariant of
Anki. Used almost exclusively as a nickname, very rarely as a full name.
Anne f JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (
an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (
ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Annea f Celtic MythologyAnnea was a goddess worshipped in the province of Cuneo in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, it has, however, been suggested that it might be related to Celtic
ann- "mother" (compare the name of the Irish goddess
Anu).
Annechien f DutchDiminutive of
Anne 1. It originated in the northeastern Dutch province of Drenthe, as the name contains the Drents diminutive suffix
-chien, which is cognate to medieval Dutch
-gjen (variantly spelled
-gien) and medieval Dutch
-tjen (variantly spelled
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Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)Adoption of the name of the city of
Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [
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Annei m JapaneseFrom Japanese kanji combination 安寧 (
annei) meaning "peacefullness; tranquillity".... [
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Annel m IcelandicCombination of the name elements
Ann derived from the name
Anna and
Eli meaning "the Lord, God".... [
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Anneloes f DutchCombination of the names
Anne 1 and
Loes. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the former field hockey player Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (b... [
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