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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Anna: Greek or Latin version of Hannah, Hebrew Meaning of Anna: "grace" Anna's Popularity in 2012: #35
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Anna has become the dominant form of the Ann family, having been firmly in the Top 25 for years and just now slipping. Anna offers a touch of the exotic and a bit more style than the oversimplified Ann, used for generations throughout Europe, from Russa to Italy, Spain to Romania--it is still the top name in Austria, Number 2 in Hungary and Number 3 in Denmark.

. Classic and simple, Anna would be an excellent choice for parents in search of a name that will bridge two different cultures, say Jewish and Italian.

In literature, Anna is associated with Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Two current bearers are actresses Anna Kendrick, Anna Friel and Anna Paquin.

Anya takes it more into the territory of the exotic.

Famous People Named Anna

Anna, the prophetess mentioned in the Bible in Luke
Anna Netrebko, Russian opera singer
Anna Wintour, editor of American Vogue
Anna Nicole Smith, American model/actress
Anna Trebunskaya, ballroom dancer
Anna Paquin, actress
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress/singer
Anna Mae Bullock, American singer (known as Tina Turner)
Anna Kendrick, American actress
Anna Graceman, American singer
Anna Friel, English actress
Anna Popplewell, English actress
Anna Faris, American actress
Anna Torv, Australian actress
Anna McPartlin, Irish author
Anna Silk, Canadian actress
Anna Camp, American Actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Anna

Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Anna May Bates (née Smith), character in the TV series Downton Abbey
Anna Whitt, character in Wendy Higgins's novel "Sweet Evil"
Anna Oliphant, character in Stephanie Perkins's book "Anna and the French Kiss"
Anna Sun, famous song by the band Walk the Moon, named after Anna Sun, a professor at Kenyon College.

Ahnna, Anah, Anica, Anita, Annah, Annina, Annora, Anona, Anyu, Aska

Anna's International Variations

Ane (Danish) Áine (Irish Gaelic) Ana (Portuguese) Anya, Ania (Russian)

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