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Annu

“a woman graced with God's favor”

In Finnish use, Annu is a diminutive of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Finnish use, Annu is a diminutive of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Annu comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Annu is a diminutive of Anna. In Ingrian usage, Annu developed from Ἄννα.

Annu’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Annu is a diminutive of Anna. In Ingrian usage, Annu developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἄννα.

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AnnuAnnaἌννα

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Annu

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

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Ancient Greek · Biblical

Annag

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“innocent”

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

Pantsu

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Ancient Greek

Ángela

“messenger”

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

Agnésa

Agnésa is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lombard.

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>99% girls

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