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ANNA
Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew, version of HANNAH,
Meaning: "grace"
Popularity in 2008: #26
The dominant form of the name now, firmly in the Top 25 for years and just now slipping. It offers a touch of the exotic and a bit more style than the oversimplified Ann.
International Variations:
Ane
(Danish)
Áine
(Irish Gaelic)
Ana
(Portuguese)
Anya,
Ania
(Russian)
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