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View Name: Ann


ANN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: AN   [key]
Meaning & History
English form of ANNE (1). In the English-speaking world, both this spelling and Anne have been used since the Middle Ages, though Ann became much more popular during the 19th century.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Anna, Anne
DIMINUTIVES: Annette, Annie, Nan, Nancy, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny
OTHER LANGUAGES: Quanna (African American), Anne (Basque), Anna, Hannah (Biblical), Anna (Biblical Greek), Channah (Biblical Hebrew), Anna (Biblical Latin), Anna, Annick (Breton), Ana, Anna, Anka (Bulgarian), Aina, Anna, Anaïs (Catalan), Ana, Hana, Anica, Anita, Anka, Jana, Nensi (Croatian), Anna, Hana, Aneta (Czech), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ane, Anika, Anita, Hanne (Danish), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Hannah, Anika, Anita, Anke, Anneke, Annelien, Annika, Anouk, Ans, Antje (Dutch), Anna, Anu (Estonian), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anita, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Hannele, Niina (Finnish), Anne, Hannah, Anaïs, Annette, Anouk, Ninon (French), Ana (Georgian), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Hannah, Anika, Anina, Anke, Annika, Antje, Hanne (German), Anna (Greek), Channah, Hannah, Chanah (Hebrew), Anna, Anikó, Annuska, Panni (Hungarian), Anna, Hanna (Icelandic), Nainsí (Irish), Anna, Annabella, Annetta (Italian), Ona (Lithuanian), Ana (Macedonian), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anita, Anniken, Hanne (Norwegian), Anna, Anaïs (Occitan), Anna, Hanna, Anita, Anka, Hania (Polish), Ana, Anabela, Anita (Portuguese), Ana, Anca (Romanian), Anna, Ania, Annushka, Anya (Russian), Ana, Anica, Anka (Serbian), Anna, Hana (Slovak), Ana, Anica, Anika, Anita (Slovene), Ana, Anabel, Anita (Spanish), Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anita, Annika, Hanne (Swedish), Hanna (Ukrainian), Hena, Henda, Hene, Henye (Yiddish)
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