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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
-tien)... [
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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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Annemund m History (Ecclesiastical)From the Germanic name
Aunemund, in which the second element is
mund "protection". Saint Annemund was a 7th-century archbishop of Lyon; Queen
Balthild had him assassinated, according to
Bede.
Annephine f Dutch (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 with a given name ending in
-phine, such as
Josephine. Also compare
Annefien, which is a different spelling of this name but the more prevalent of the two (even though they are both rare in the Netherlands).
Anner m DutchMasculine form, using the Dutch grammatical suffix to verb stems -er (as in English, for a male actor, e.g. in werk-er 'work-er') of Anne (usually female, but sometimes male; equivalent to English Anna, from Biblical Hannah), notably adopted as adult by the famous Dutch cellist Anner (born Anne) Bijlsma (+2019)
Anneth f Cornish (?)From the Cornish word
annedh "home". A fictional bearer is Anneth Sizemore in Silas House's 2001 novel 'Clay's Quilt'.
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element
vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element
vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").
Annfried f German (Rare)Combination of
Anna and the name element Fried. Since names ensing in Fried are usually masculine makes this an interesting variation.
Anngannguujuk m Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyDerived from Greenlandic
anngak meaning "her brother's child" combined with the suffix -
nguujuk meaning "sweet little". (Also compare the Greenlandic kinship terms
qangiak/
qangiaq "his brother's child" and
nuaraluaq and
ujoruk, both of which mean "sister's child".) This is the name of a character in a Greenlandic legend which is popular among children.
Annia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Annius. Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. 201 AD – c. 222 AD) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was an Empress of Rome and third wife of the Roman emperor
Elagabalus briefly in 221.
Anniston f English (Modern)Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [
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Annius m Ancient RomanMarcus Annius Verus (died 124 AD) was a distinguished Roman politician who lived in the 2nd century, served as a praetor and was the father of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Anniwiyanni f HittiteOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by the mother of an augur, known from a text detailing a fertility ritual involving burying clay birds on the steppe.
Annona f Roman MythologyIn Roman Mythology, Annona is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome. The name itself is derived from Latin
annona "yearly produce; corn, grain".
Annonaria f Roman MythologyMeans "she who supplies corn" in Latin, derived from
annona "yearly produce", "crop, harvest" or "corn, grain" (also the name of a Roman goddess who personified the year), which was ultimately from
annus "year"... [
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Annu f & m HindiThis name is used in the Hindu religion, and it has the meaning "Lord Shiva".
Annunitum f Near Eastern Mythology, AkkadianMeans "the skirmisher" or "the martial one". This was an epithet of
Ishtar in her capacity as a war goddess. Later in the Sargonic period, Annunitum became a distinct deity in her own right.
Annunzio m Italian (Rare)From Italian
annunzio, a variant of
annuncio meaning "announcement", likely after the yearly Catholic event of the announcement of Easter Day (
annuncio del giorno di Pasqua).... [
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Annwyl f WelshFrom the Welsh word
annwyl, which means "dear". The word
annwyl is comprised of
an, an intensive prefix and gŵyl “mild, gentle, graceful; bashful, modest”.
Ano m Finnish, GreenlandicFinnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb
anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Ano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" or 綾 (
aya) meaning "design" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Anoa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Anodos m Greek (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)"Ascent" or "Upward Progress" from the Greek
οδος with the prefix
αν. Used by Plato to refer to enlightenment. Anodos is the central character in the George Macdonald novel "Phantastes"... [
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Anodyne f Obscure (?)From Latin "anōdynos", meaning “stilling or relieving pain”, from Ancient Greek "ἀνώδυνος", meaning “free from pain”), from "ἀν-", meaning “without” plus "ὀδύνη", meaning “pain”.
Anoep m IndianMeans " ripe fruit" or "exceptionally lovely" in Hindi.
Anokhi f HindiThe name Anokhi is a feminine name that means unique. Its very commonly used in the language hindi. But its not a common name.