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Anna

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The name Anna [ah-nuh][1] is a female given name with multiple variants. In Hebrew, it means "favor" or "grace".[2] The variant Anne was originally French, although it has been in use in English for hundreds of years. The variant spelling Ann was originally English. There are countless famous people, queens and saints under this name and its variants(The year when the name Anna was most popular is 1904. In that year, the number of births is 5330, which represents 1.823 percent of total female births in 1904).[3] This name was ranked #84 on the US Popular Female Names in 2021.[4]

The Spanish variant Ana has been used for Atlantic tropical cyclones. There are also many composite variants of Anna, including Annabelle (which is French) and Annabella (which is Italian).

People named Anna

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  1. "Definition of anna | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. "anna name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-27.