Anna (name)

Female given name

Summary

Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered Ἄννα in Greek, Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin. The Greek form also appears in the New Testament story of Anna the Prophetess.

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Loriendrew5/18/2026, 8:43:10 PM

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/* Journalism, authors, novelists, and writers */ [[Anna Nemzer]]

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/* Academics, medicine, and science */ Anna Seim (born 1974), Swedish Professor of Economics

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Sam Sailor4/26/2026, 3:27:28 PM

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Cilidus4/23/2026, 10:11:13 PM

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