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Ania f Basque (Modern)
After the name of the hermitage of Ania in Araba, Basque Country.

Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.

Aniagua f Guanche
Variant of Hañagua.

Aniah f English (Rare)

Aniamaowo f Efik
Means "who likes you" in Efik.

Aniana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniano.

Aniara f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, Astronomy
From Greek ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [more]

Aniarael f American (Hispanic)

Anica f Romanian
Romanian form of Annika.

Anica f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Anice.

Anice f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Anicée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Anicéta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Anicét.

Anicetta f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniceto.

Anicette f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Anicet.

Anicha f Indian
Feminine form of Anich.

Anicha f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annika.

Anichka f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.

Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.

Anick f French (Quebec)
Variant of Annick.

Anička f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Anna.

Anicuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Anica.

Anida f Bosnian
Feminine form of Anid.

Anidori f Literature
From Shannon Hale's novel, The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. The princess Anidori Kiladra Talianna Isilee's lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during the princess's journey to be married in a foreign land... [more]

Anie f English
Variant of Annie.

Aniebietabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "Who is like god?" in Ibibio.

Aniefiok m & f Nigerian, Ibibio
Means "who knows tomorrow?" in Ibibio.

Aniek f Dutch
Dutch form of Anique - otherwise a short form of Annika or Annemiek.

Aniekan m & f Efik
Diminutive of Aniekanabasi.

Aniekanabasi m & f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "who is greater than God?" in Ibibio and Efik.

Aniekpeno m & f Ibibio
Means "Who would have given me?" in Ibibio.

Aniela f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Aniel and the meaning of the name is "God is my grace" .

Anielcia f Polish
Diminutive of Aniela.

Aniele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a variant of Aniela.

Aniella f Hungarian, Neapolitan
Variant of Agnella.

Anielle f French (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniel.

Aniensis f Ancient Roman

Anies m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anis, also used as a feminine name.

Aniet f Dutch
Short form of Anita 1.... [more]

Anietra f English (Rare)
Variant of Anitra.

Anife f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Anisa.

Anifer f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ani 1 and Fer (a short form of Fernanda)... [more]

Anig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Annaig.

Aniita f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Aniitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Anijah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Aniyah.

Anijha f African American (Modern), American

Anik f French (Quebec)
Variant of Annick.

Aníka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anika 1.

Anika f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Anika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Anita 1.

Anike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Annike.

Anike f Yoruba
Means "had to cherish" in Yoruba, from ní "to have, possess" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Aniki f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Annikki.

Anikka f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (American)
Variant of Annika.

Aniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Ana. It is possible that in some cases, the name is also a contracted form of Ananiko, which is a diminutive of Anana and Anano.

Anikushka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Anastas or Anastasiya

Anila f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anilla.

Anilda f Albanian

Anilla f Medieval English
Contracted form of Anabilla.

Anilla f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Anna, now used as a given name in its own right.

Anilla f Polish, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Agnes.

Anillia f Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval German (Latinized)
Recorded in Switzerland in the 15th century.

Animaida f Medieval Russian

Anína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Anina.

Anindhita f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine variant of Anindita.

Anindia f & m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.

Anindita f & m Bengali, Indonesian
From Sanskrit अनिन्दित (anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्दित (nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [more]

Anindo f Luo
means that the mother slept a lot during pregnancy

Anindya m & f Bengali, Indonesian
From Sanskrit अनिन्द्य (anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्द्य (nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [more]

Anine f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Anina.

Aninha f Portuguese, Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Ana.

Aninna f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anina.

Anipa f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Hanifa.

Aniqah f Arabic
Feminine form of Aniq.

Anique f Dutch
French form of Annika, or perhaps a short form of Angelique.

Anir f & m Mongolian
Means "sound, echo" or "news" in Mongolian.

Anira f Indonesian, Malaysian

Anirah f Indonesian, Malay (Rare), Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Anira.

Aniray f African American
Combination of Raymond and Aniko.

Aniri f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Aniriddhi f Hindi
Beautiful fortune

Anis f Romani (Archaic)

Änisä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Anisa.

Anisah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Maranao
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa), as well as the Malay, Indonesian and Maranao form.

Anisat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Anisa.

Âníse f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aanissi (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography).

Anise f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Anisette f Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Anise.

Anishka f Indian (Rare)

Anísia f Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Anysia.

Anisia f History (Ecclesiastical), Romanian (Rare), German (Bessarabian), Various
Form of Anysia in various languages.

Aņisija f Latvian
Variant of Anisija.

Anisija f Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Anysia.

Anisiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Anysia.

Anisja f Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic)
Cognate of Anysia.

Anissa f Russian
Variant of Anisya.

Anissa f Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.

Anissah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Anisa as well as an Indonesian form.

Anissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Russian Anissa.

Anista f Indian

Anistasia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. Anistasia was given to 5 girls in 2014 according to the SSA.

Aniston f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Aniston.... [more]

Anistyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniston.

Anisung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Anisya f Russian
Russian form of Anisia.

Aníta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anita 1.

Anița f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ana.

Anitah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 primarily used in Uganda.

Anite f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Anith f Malaysian (Rare)

Anitha f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Anita 2.

Anitha f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Anitka f Polish
Diminutive of Anita 1.

Anitra f Theatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American)
Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.

Ânitse f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Anitta f Finnish
Variant of Anita 1.

Anitte f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anite.

Anitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Ana, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.

Aniula f Polish
Diminutive of Anna.

Aniva f Obscure

Anivia f Brazilian (Rare), Obscure
Possibly an invented name based on the Latin word nix, nivis meaning "snow".

Anixe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Anisia.

Aniy f Haitian Creole
Maybe another form of Annie or Amy.

Aniyom m & f Efik

Anízia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Anysia.

Anizija f Vlach
Vlach variant of Anisija.

Anizja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Anizjusz.

Anjalee f Indian
Variant of Anjali.

Anjani f & m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Variant of Anjana. It is used as a unisex name in India and Nepal while it is solely feminine in Indonesia.

Anjanie f Trinidadian Creole, Dutch (Surinamese)

Anjanique f African American (Rare)
Blend of Anjanette and the suffix que.

Anjannette f African American (Modern)
Variant of Anjanette.

Anjara m & f Malagasy
Means "lot, share" or "destiny" in Malagasy.

Anjarasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy anjara meaning "lot, share" or "destiny" and soa meaning "good".

Anjarra f Solomon Islands (Modern)

Anje f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Diminutive of An.

Anjeanette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Anjanette influenced by Jeanette.

Anjee f English (Rare)
Form of Angie, influenced by Anjelica

An-jel m & f Korean
Korean version of the name Angel

Anjel f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Angel.

Añjela f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Angela.

Anjela f Bulgarian
Variant of Anzhela.

Anjelee f Obscure

Anjeli f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Anjali.

Anjeliah f Obscure

Anjelina f Ukrainian, English (Rare)
English variant of Angelina and Ukrainian variant transcription of Anzhelina.

Anjeline f Filipino
Variant of Angeline.

Anjelita f Indonesian

Anjella f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela. This variant is most popular in Uganda and Malawi.

Anjenette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Anjanette.

Anjeong f Korean
[安】(an) means "peace, quiet" and 【静】(jeong) means "quiet, still, gentle"

Anjes f & m Dutch (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Anna or Ane 2.

Anjesa f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Anjeza.

Anjette f East Frisian (Rare)
Late 19th-century elaboration of Anje.

Anjeza f Albanian
Albanian form of Agnes.

Anjezë f Albanian
Albanian form of Agnes. A famous bearer is Mother Teresa who was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.

Anjhula f Hindi
Anjhula Bais is an Indian-American international psychologist, trauma specialist, human rights activist and an international model.

Anji f English, Popular Culture
May also be a variation of Angie.... [more]

Anji f & m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 紫 (ji) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anji f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada
MEANING - blessing, brilliancy, oointment, commander, sender, unctuous

Anjika f Indian (Rare)

Anjila f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anila.

Anjili f Indian (Rare)
Variant of Anjali.

Anjilia f American (Rare)
Apparently a variant of Angelia, perhaps influenced by Jill.

Anjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliant of gems".

Anjing f Chinese
From Chinese, 安（an) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 静（jing) meaning "quiet, gentle, still" or 精 (jing) meaning "essence, spirit" or 晶 (jing) meaning "crystal, clear". Other characters can also be used to form this name.

Anjir f Uzbek
Means "fig" in Uzbek.

Anjlee f Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Anjali. This is borne by Preeti Desai's sister.

Anjli f Indian, Gujarati, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Anjali. This name is borne by Anjli Mohindra (1990-), a British actress of Punjabi descent.

Anjo m & f Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
This given name is rare for both genders, even though it is more often seen on men than on women.... [more]

Anjola f Yoruba

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba
Enjoying the blessings/wealth of God

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba

Anjoli f Indian, Bengali

Anjolie f English
Either a variant of Anjuli or Angeli, influenced by Jolie.

Anjos f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ángeles.

Anju f Japanese
From 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" and 樹 (ju) meaning "tree, wood". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Anju f Indian

Anjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 娟 (juān) meaning "graceful, beautifuL".

Anjulee f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Anjali.

Anjuli f Indian, English (Modern)
Variant of Anjali. Anjuli Shukla is an Indian cinematographer.

Anjulie f English (Rare)
Respelling of Anjuli influenced by Julie.

Anjum f & m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Derived from Arabic أَنْجُم (ʾanjum) meaning "stars", the plural of نَجْم (najm) "star, celestial body" (see Najm).

Anjusha f Indian (Rare)

Anka f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Anna.

Anka f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

Anka f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Anka-ny f Chukchi
Derived from Chukchi анка-к (anka-k) meaning "in the sea". This name was traditionally given to baby girls who were born during a trip to the ocean or sea.

Ankaret f Medieval English
Variant of Anchoret.

Ankarette f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval English form of Welsh Angharad (compare Anchoretta).

Ankatrīna f Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian borrowing of German Anna Katharina.

Ankayarkanni f Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil அங்கயற்கண்ணி (see Angayarkanni).... [more]

Ankh m & f Mongolian
Means "first" in Mongolian. Can be a short form of names containing the element анх (ankh).

Ankhenespepi f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Pepi lives for her" in Egyptian.

Ankhesenmeryre f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "her life is of Meryre", Meryre being the throne name of Pepi I. Two queen consorts of Pepi I were named this, and both were also called Ankhesenpepi.

Ankhesenpaaten f Ancient Egyptian
Means "living for Aten" in Coptic. This was the birth name of the Egyptian queen Ankhesenamun.

Ankhesenpepi f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "her life is of Pepi (either Pepi I or Pepi II)". The root "ankhesen" is used in other names like Ankhesenamun, Ankhesenpaaten, and Ankhesenmeryre.

Ankhinoe f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Ἀγχινόη (see Anchinoë).

Ankhnesneferibre f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ꜥnḫ-n.s-nfr-jb-rꜥ meaning "Neferibre lives for her", derived from ankh "life" combined with n "to, for, because of; belonging to", .s "she, her, hers", and Neferibre, the throne name of pharaoh Psamtik II... [more]

Ankhtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "first flower" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Ankhtuyaa f Mongolian
Means "first light" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Ankhzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian анх (ankh) meaning "first" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".

Ankia f Afrikaans
Variant of Ankie.

Ankie f Swedish
Variant of Anki.

Ankie f Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans
Diminutive of Anna.

Ankine f Armenian
From the Armenian անգին (ankin) meaning "invaluable".

Ankitha f Indian
Means "Auspicious marks". A bearer of this name is Ankitha Lakshmi who is an Indian playback singer.

Anko m & f Japanese

Ankt f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Anuket.

Anky f Dutch
Variant of Anke.

Anlaith f Medieval Irish

Anley f & m Various

Anli f Scandinavian
Diminutive of Anneli.

Anli f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Anlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Anlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Anline f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anneline.

Anlīze f Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian cognate of Anneliese.

Anllela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Anly f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annly.

Anmanari f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Meaning unknown (possibly from Pintupi language). ... [more]

Anmîn f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Amy.

Anming f Chinese
Compound Chinese female name from An 1 and Ming, with the meaning "peaceful clarity".

Anmitsu f Japanese
Anmitsu is the name of the title character of the Japanese series Anmitsu Hime (Princess Anmitsu)

Anmol m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अमूल्य (amūlya) meaning "priceless, precious".

Ánná f Sami
Sami variant of Anna.

Anna f Thai
Means "rice" in Thai.

Anna f Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Na.

Anna f Japanese
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.... [more]

Anna f East Frisian
Feminine variation of Frisian Anne 2.

Anna f Germanic
Old German short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".

Anna f Ancient Berber
Means "my mother" in Amazigh.

Annà f Provençal
Provençal variant of Anna.

Annabele f Filipino
Variant of Annabelle.

Annabell f German, Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Annabella and German variant of Annabel. In some cases it can also be a phonetic spelling reflecting the French pronunciation of Annabelle.

Annabellah f English (Rare)
Very rare variant of Annabella.

Annabet f Dutch (Rare)

Annabetha f Obscure
Elaboration of Annabeth.

Annabill f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Variant of Annabel.

Annábla f Medieval Irish
Irish adoption of Annabel.

Annacassilda f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Anna and Cassilda.

Annacatrin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annakatrin.

Annace f English
Variant of Annis.

Annaclaire f English
Combination of Anna and Claire.

Annadora f German (Rare)
Short form of Anna-Dorothea.

Annael f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Anael.

Annaëlle f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anaëlle.