Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'.[1] Related names include Annie and Ana.

Anne
PronunciationEnglish: /æn/
French: [an]
GenderFeminine
LanguageEnglish, French
Origin
LanguageLatin
DerivationHebrew
Meaning'favored, grace'
Other names
Variant formAnn
See alsoAnna, Ana, Annie, Nancy, Nanette, Ninon

Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.[2] It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). In Ireland the name is used as an anglicized version of Áine.

In Japan, Anne is written as 安音, 安嶺, 安寧, etc. (あんね) pronounced [anoneꜜ]. It could have various origins.

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Disambiguation

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Fictional characters

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References

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  1. "Anne". A Dictionary of First Names. Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. University of Hull. 1 April 2010 Oxfordreference.com
  2. See entry on "Anne" in the Behind the Name database and the "Anne" and "Ane" entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018).