Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah (), meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered in Greek, Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin. The Greek form also appears in the New Testament story of Anna the Prophetess.
Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana, Ann (originally the English spelling), and Anne which was originally a French version of the name though has been used in English speaking countries for hundreds of years. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens. The name is also found in Virgil's Aeneid, where Anna appears as the sister of Dido advising her to keep Aeneas in her city.
Variant forms Alternative forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms, diminutives, and transliterations, are:
Aenn – English Aen – English Aina – Catalan, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian An – Dutch, Vietnamese Ana – Bulgarian, Croatian, English, Galician, Georgian, Hawaiian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Albanian, Bosnian حنا – Arabic ანა – Georgian Anaïs – Catalan, French, Provençal Anano – Georgian Anča – Czech, Romanian, Turkish Ance – Latvian Anci – Hungarian Ancsa – Hungarian Anša – Bosnian, Swahili Ansja – Swedish, Dutch Ane – Basque, Danish, Hawaiian Anechka – Russian Anelie – German Anella – Estonian Anelle – Estonian Anete – Estonian, Latvian Anett – Estonian, Hungarian Anette – Danish, Estonian, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish Ania – Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Anica – Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish Anice – Scots Anicuta – Portuguese, Romanian Anika – Danish, Dutch, German Annika – Swedish, Finnish Anikó – Hungarian Anilla – Hungarian Anina – German Ann – Danish, Dutch, English, French, German Anna, Anissa, Ana, Anne – Indonesian Anissa – English Anisa – Albanian, Indonesian Anita – Estonian, Finnish, Indonesian, Latvian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, English, Polish, Hungarian Anitte – German Annychka – Ukrainian Anja – Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish Anka – Bulgarian, Czech, German, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian Anke – Frisian, German, Dutch Anne – Danish, English, Estonian, French, Swedish, Dutch Anna – Afrikaans, Armenian, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Malayalam, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian (Анна), Slovak, Swedish, Spanish, Vietnamese 安娜 (An-na) – Mandarin Chinese アンナ (An-na) – Japanese 杏奈 (An-na) – Japanese 안나 (An-na) – Korean Annaki – Greek Annamma – Malayalam Annamol – Malayalam Annchen – German Annechien – Dutch Anneka – English Anneke – Dutch Anneli – Estonian, Finnish, Swedish Annelie – Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish Annella – Scots Annele – Latvian Annelle – French Annet – Dutch Annetta – Italian Annette – Danish, Dutch, French, Swedish Anni – Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Swedish Annick – Breton Annie – Danish, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish Anniina – Finnish Annija – Latvian Annika – Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Swedish Annike – Estonian Anniken – Norwegian Anniki – Estonian Annikki – Finnish Anniņa – Latvian Annio – Greek Annora – English Annouche – French Annoula – Greek Annu – Finnish Annus – Hungarian Annukka – Finnish Annushka – Russian Annuska – Hungarian Anona – English Anouk – Dutch, French Ans – Dutch
Antje – Dutch, German Anu – Estonian, Finnish Anushka – Russian Anya – Russian, Dutch Anyuta, Anyutka – Russian Asya – Russian Asenka – Russian Chana – Hebrew Chanah – Hebrew Channah – Hebrew Hajnal – Hungarian Hana ܚܐܢܐ – Syriac Hana – Czech, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Turkish, Romanian Hania – Indonesian, Ukrainian, Polish Hanna – Belarusian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Ge'ez, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Hungarian Hannah – Hebrew, Arabic, English, Estonian, Swedish Hanne – German, Scandinavian, Dutch Hannela – Estonian Hannele – Estonian, Finnish Hannelore – German, Dutch Hannusia – Ukrainian Hena – Yiddish Henda – Yiddish Hendel – Yiddish Hene – Yiddish Henye – Yiddish Nyura – Russian Nyusha – Russian Ona – Hebrew, Lithuanian, Finnish Onnee – Manx Panka – Hungarian Panna – Hungarian Panni – Hungarian Աննա – Armenian แอนนา - Thai language
Composite names including Anna and variants Adriana - Spanish, Portuguese Adrianna - English, German, Italian Adrianne - English, French Ana Barbara – Spanish, Portuguese Anabel – English, Galician, Indonesian, Polish, Spanish, Hungarian Anabela – Indonesian, Portuguese Anabella – Spanish, English, Indonesian, Hungarian Anabelle – English, Indonesian Ana Laura – Spanish, Portuguese Analeigh – English Ana Lidia – Spanish, Portuguese Ana Luisa – Spanish, Portuguese Ana Maria – Portuguese Ana María – Spanish, Bulgaria Language Bulgarian Anapatricia – Spanish Anamaria – English Anamaría – Spanish Ana-Maria – Romanian, Bulgarian Ann – Dutch, English Anna Barbara – English, German, Italian Annabel – Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, Indonesian Anna-Bella – English, Swedish Annabell – Hungarian Annabella – English, German, Indonesian, Italian, Swedish, Hungarian Annabelle – English, French, Indonesian Annabeth – English Annabetty - English Anna-Carin – Swedish Anna Greta – English, German, Swedish Anna-Greta – Swedish Anna Julia – English, German, Swedish Anna-Julia – Swedish Anna Laura – English, German, Swedish Anna-Laura – Swedish Annalena – German Anna-Lena – German Annalee – English Annaleigh – English Annaline – English Annalyn – English Annalynne – English Annalyssa – English Anna Lisa – English, German, Swedish Anna-Lisa – Swedish Anna Lidia – English, German, Swedish Anna-Lidia – Swedish Anna Louisa – English, German, Swedish Anna-Louisa – Swedish Anna Maria – English, German, Swedish, Catalan, Bulgarian Anna-Maria – Estonian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Bulgarian Annamaria – Italian, Bulgarian Annamária – Hungarian Ann-Britt – Swedish Ann-Charlotte – Swedish Ann-Christin – Swedish Annegret – German Anneke – Dutch Annelien – Dutch Annelies – Dutch, German Anneliese – Dutch, German Annelise – Danish Anneloes – Dutch Annemarie – Dutch, English, German Annemiek – Dutch Annemieke – Dutch Annesophie – German Ann-Kristin – Swedish Ann-Louise – Swedish Ann-Margret – Swedish Ann-Mari – Swedish Ann-Marie – Swedish Annmarie – English Ann-Sofi – Swedish Ann-Sofie – Swedish Bettyanna - English, German, Italian Bettyanne - English, French Ittianna – Malayalam Jillianna – English, German, Italian Jillianne – English, French Julianna – English, German Julianne – English, French Lauranna – English, German Lauranne – English, French Leann – English Leanna – English Leanne – English Leeann – English Lianna – English Liliana – Indonesian, Portuguese Lisann – Estonian Lisanna – Estonian Lisanne – Dutch, English, Estonian Luana – English Luann – English Luanna – English Luanne – English Lyanna – English, French, Greek, Latin Lyanne – English, French, Greek, Latin Marian – English, Estonian, Slovak Mariana – Czech, Estonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish Mariann – Estonian, Hungarian Marianna – Hungarian Mari-Ann – Estonian Mari-Anna – Estonian Marianna – English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian Mari-Anne – Estonian Marianne – English, Danish, Estonian, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish Marijana – Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Marjaana – Estonian, Finnish Marjaane – Estonian Marjan – Dutch Marjana – Croatian, Danish Maryann – English Maryanne – English Hanna-Liina – Estonian Pollyanna – English Rosanna – English, Italian, Portuguese Roseanne – English Ruthanne – English Saranna – English
People Anna is a very common given name. People with the name include:
Academics, medicine, and science
Anna Abulafia (born 1952), British scholar of religious history Anna Agnarsdóttir (born 1947), Icelandic academic Anna Aizer, labor and health economist Anna Akhmanova (born 1967), Russian cell biologist Anna Amtmann, German scientist Anna A. Angell (1844–1906), American medical doctor Anna Apostolaki (1880–1958), Greek archaeologist and museum curator Anna Atkins (1799–1871), British botanist and photographer Anna Jean Ayres (1920–1988), American occupational therapist and educational psychologist Anna Baetjer (1899–1984), American physiologist Anna Bågenholm, Swedish radiologist
Anna P. Baker (1928–1985), Canadian visual artist Anna Balazs (born 1953), American materials scientist Anna Balletbó i Puig (born 1943), Spanish academic and politician Anna Banerji, Canadian academic and doctor Anna Simms Banks (1862–1923), American educator and political figure Anna Baranowsky, Canadian clinical psychologist Anna Barnacka, Polish astrophysicist and entrepreneur Anna Batchelor, British consultant medical doctor Anna Bateson (1863–1928), English botanist and suffragist Anna Bayerová (1853–1924), Czech medical doctor Anna Belfer-Cohen (born 1949), Israeli archaeologist Anna McClean Bidder (1903–2001), English zoologist and academic Anna Blount (1872–1953), American medical doctor Anna Bogomolnaia, Russian economist Anna Brackett (1836–1911), American philosopher Anna Brickhouse, American historian, author, and professor Anna Cox Brinton (1887–1969), American classics scholar, college administrator, writer, and Quaker leader Anna Broms, Finnish educator and pioneer in nursing Anna Broomall (1847–1931), American medical doctor and educator Anna L. Brown (died 1924), Canadian-born American medical doctor Anna Brożek (born 1980), Polish philosopher Anna Cartan (1878–1923), French mathematician Anna Ceresole (born 1961), Italian theoretical physicist Anna Chao Pai, American geneticist Anna C. Chave, American art historian Anna Quincy Churchill (1884–1971), American medical doctor Anna M. Cienciala (1929–2014), Polish-American historian and author Anna Clarén (born 1972), Swedish photographer and educator Anna Clark (British historian), British historian Anna Coble (died 2009), American biophysicist Anna Cohn (1950–2019), American museum director and Judaic scholar Anna Russell Cole (1846–1926), American philanthropist Anna Bailey Coles (died 2015), American medical doctor Anna Manning Comfort (1845–1931), American medical doctor Anna Consortini (died 1996), Italian physicist Anna E. Cooper (1897–1988), Liberian educator Anna J. Cooper (1858–1964), African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar Anna Costanza Baldry (1970–2019), Italian social psychologist Anna Coutsoudis (born 1952), South African public health scientist Anna Cox, British neuroscientist Anna Crone (1946–2009), American linguist and literary theorist Anna Baright Curry (1854–1924), American educator, founder of Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts Anna Dąbrowska-Banaszek (born 1961), Polish doctor and politician Anna Davin, British academic and community historian Anna Lou Dehavenon (1926–2012), US American anthropologist Anna Devor, biomedical engineer and academic Anna Donald (1966–2009), Australian medical doctor and researcher, academic and lecturer Anna Dybo (born 1959), Russian linguist Anna Cheney Edwards (1835–1930), American educator Anna Epps (1930–2017), American microbiologist Anna Erschler (born 1977), Russian mathematician Anna Essinger (1879–1960), German-Jewish educator Anna Etheridge (1839–1913), American Civil War nurse Anna-Bella Failloux, French Polynesian entomologist Anna Fárová (1928–2010), Czech art historian Anna Parker Fessenden (1896–1972), American botanist Anna Fino, Italian mathematician