69%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. AN-i-mə [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul. Related Names Same SpellingAnima 1 People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class wholesome refined strange complex Categories air, English nouns, Italian words, Latin words, life, psychology, rare English, soul, spirit, word names