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Анна
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Анна (Ánna) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Anna.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Анна is Anna written in Cyrillic. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Анна’s family of names
In Ingrian usage, Анна has a diminutive in Annuška. In Russian usage, Анна has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anna. In Russian usage, Анна has a transliteration in Anna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Анна has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
13 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 24
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ханнаalso known as · Russian
- Анютаalso known as · Russian
- Нюркаalso known as · Russian
- Анькаalso known as · Russian
- Аннушкаalso known as · Russian
- Нюраalso known as · Russian
- Асяalso known as · Russian
- Анкаalso known as · Russian
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People named Анна
- Anna NetrebkoRussian and Austrian operatic sopranoborn 1971
- Anna AkhmatovaRussian poet (1889–1966)
- Anna PolitkovskayaRussian journalist (1958–2006)
- Anna KournikovaRussian tennis player and modelborn 1981
- Anna PavlovaRussian ballet dancer (1881–1931)1882–1931
- Anna of Russiafourth Emperor of Russia from 1730 to 1740 (1693-1740)
- Anna MuzychukUkrainian chess playerborn 1990
- Anna Pavlovna of RussiaQueen consort of the Netherlands (1795-1865)
- Anna ChakvetadzeRussian tennis playerborn 1987
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