Anne

ANN, ANN-eh

French, Frisian

"grace or eagle"

Anne Origin and Meaning

The name Anne is a boy's name meaning "grace or eagle".

Anne, usually seen as a girls' name, is also attested as a boys' name - for example, Anne de Montmorency, who was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France. It is also a Frisian male name deriving from the element arn "eagle", as in Dutch author Anne de Vries.

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Famous People Named Anne

• Anne duc de Montmorency, Marshal of France
• Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Baron de l'Aulne, French economist and statesman
• Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle Swiss botanist
• Anne de Vries Dutch novelist
• Anne Hamilton Scottish nobleman
• Anne de Noailles 1st Duke of Noailles
• Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, Marshal of France