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Ann.

A female given name from Hebrew.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/æn/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[eən]/an/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/æːn/Australia

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna, “Anna”) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from Estonian abbreviation of Anna instead. Doublet of Ana, Anna, Anne, and Hannah.

name

  1. A surname from Welsh.

Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from Abbotts Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning "ash tree stream". Compare Welsh onn (“ash tree”).

noun

  1. Abbreviation of anniversary.

    abbreviation · alt-of
Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from Abbotts Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning "ash tree stream". Compare Welsh onn (“ash tree”).

adj

  1. Abbreviation of annual.

    abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from Abbotts Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning "ash tree stream". Compare Welsh onn (“ash tree”).

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