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Anne
say it an
What Anne means
- French and Hebrew grace, favor; form of Hannah Hebrew Bible and Christian saint: form of Hannah, mother of Samuel; St Anne, mother of Mary
- Sami and Hebrew Sami form of Anna: grace Hebrew Bible and New Testament: Hannah, mother of Samuel; Anna the prophetess in Luke
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 127 in Norway (2020)
- no. 158 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 323 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 355 in Chile (2021)
- no. 482 in Austria (2020)
- no. 605 in the US (2024)
- no. 621 in France (2019)
- no. 842 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1910.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Mila Anna Grace Hannah Ana Hanna Gianna Annie Johanna Myla Amara Jeanne
Anne in stories
- Persuasion: Anne Elliot, Austen's quietly constant heroine
- Anne of Green Gables: Anne Shirley, the imaginative red-haired orphan
- The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank, the diarist hiding in Amsterdam
- Anne with an E: Anne Shirley, the red-haired orphan of Green Gables