Comments for the name Anna

Anna is a form of the name "Anne," belonging to Anne Boleyn, one of Henry VIII wives.

A famous bearer in the Netherlands is Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven. She's is the daughter of prince Maurits and princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau. Actually her full name is: Anastasia Margriet Josephine. Her parents are still in the line of the Dutch throne.

Anna Maria Pierangeli (1932-1971) was an Italian actress who adopted Pier Angeli as her stage name.

Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 – September 26, 1973) was an Italian actress who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1955 movie "The Rose Tattoo" and was again nominated for her role in the 1957 movie "Wild is the Wind." She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Another famous Anna was Anna Akhmatova, the Russian poet.

Anna Kornicova is a famous tennis player.

Eleanor Roosevelt's first name was actually Anna, after her mother. She used her middle name exclusively.

Actress Anna Popplewell, who played in a number of movies including The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, is a famous bearer of this name. She definitely is graceful and lives up to her name.

A sister of Carthaginian queen Dido; Anna Perenna, an Italian goddess.

Anna Nalick is the singer of the great song "2 AM".

Anna Mae Bullock, who was born on 26th November 1938, in Nutbush, Tennessee, is the great singer known as Tina Turner.

The very famous Greek singer Anna Vissi. She's the best singer in the world and she deserved to win the Eurovision song contest in Athens - May 20 2006.

Famous bearers:
Anna Geislerová, Anna Kulovaná - Czech actresses
Anna Kurnikova - Russian tennis player.

Anna is a character (sort of) in Namco's game "Tales of Symphonia". She's Lloyd Irving's deceased mother.

In Finland, Anne Shirley (Anne of the Green Gables) bears the name Anna. Don't ask me why.

Famous bearer is Anna Belknap who plays detective Lindsay Monroe on CSI:New York. Great actress.

Michail Baryshnikov & Lisa Rinehart have a daughter Anna Baryshnikova.

Although it was not her real name she just went by it, a famous bearer was the late Anna Nicole Smith.

Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy. Anna is one of the main characters. It's a good book. I read it in high school.

Anna was Eleanor Roosevelt's first name. It was also her mother's name and her daughter's name.

Czech actors Jiří Dvořák & Barbora Munzarová have a daughter Anna Dvořáková.

Also Anne Frank. Her real name was Annalise but in German (she was born at 7:30 in Frankfurt) the pronunciation of Anne is Anna.

Famous bearer is Anna Sundstrand (a member of PLAY, a Swedish pop group of four girls).

Anna Anderson was the best known of several women who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.

In the movie "Saving Sarah Cain" Sarah's niece is named Anna May.

The main character of the book my Sister's Keeper goes by Anna, although her real name is Andromeda.

Actors Igor Chmela and Jana Janěková have a daughter Anna Chmelová.

Anna Mae He (born January 28, 1999 in the United States), was the subject of a custody battle between her Chinese biological parents, Shaoqiang (Jack) He and Qin Luo "Casey" He, and her foster parents, Jerry and Louise Baker. The case received national media attention for years and revolved around the claim of Jerry and Louise Baker that Jack and Casey He abandoned their rights to the child when they signed a temporary custody order. In the end, she was given back to the Hes who moved back to China with Anna Mae, her younger brother Andy, and younger sister Aveta to avoid being deported.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Mae_He

Anna Kyouyama - a main character in the anime "Shaman King".

Anna Wintour is the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue magazine.

Musician Felix Slováček and actress Dagmar Patrasová have a daughter Anna Julie Slováčková.

Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna Romanov (1795-1865), daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia and later Queen of the Netherlands.

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) was a Russian ballerina.

Anna Prior, drummer of the British band "Metronomy".

Anna Williams is a character is fighting game series, Tekken. She is the vindictive younger sister of Nina Williams. Their backstory suggests that their rivalry stems from what fate befell their late father.

Anna of Austria (1528-1590), second daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. Later married the Duke of Bavaria.

Anna is a character in Arthurian legend; she is usually depicted as Arthur's half-sister and the wife of Lot. She is often referred to as "Morgause" instead of "Anna."

Anna Jacobs is an English author who has written over 40 novels including the acclaimed Gibson Family saga and other titles such as 'Seasons of Love' and 'Licence to Dream'.

Anna Kay Faris (b. 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress.

Anna of Austria (1549-1580) was the oldest daughter of Maximilian II (Holy Roman Emperor) and his wife Maria of Spain. She later married Philip II of Spain and had 5 children.

Anna was the third daughter of the first Romanov Tsar Michael I and his wife Eudoxia.

Anna (1532-1585) was the oldest daughter of King Christian III of Denmark and his wife Dorothea.

Maria Anna (1770-1809) was one of the daughters of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain.

"Anna Rose" is the title of a song sung by Vienna Teng.

Anna (1527-1535) was the daughter of King Frederik I of Denmark and his wife Sophie.

Anna (1574-1619) was the daughter of King Frederik II of Denmark and his wife Sophie. She later married King James I of Great Britain.

Anna (1618-1633) was the oldest daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and his second wife Kirsten Munk.

Anna (1647-1717) was the daughter of King Frederik III of Denmark and his wife Sophie.

Anna (1527-1591) was the oldest daughter of Duke Albert of Prussia and his wife Dorothea of Denmark.

Anna (1576-1625) was the oldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia and his wife Marie Eleonore. Because her parents didn't have any surviving sons, her husband John Sigismund succeeded her father.

Anna (1598-1659) was the daughter of Duke John Sigismund of Prussia and his wife Anna.

Anna Amalia (1723-1787) was the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia.

Anna (1655-1670) was the daughter of Czar Alexei of Russia and his wife Maria.

Anna (1693-1740) was the daughter of Czar Ivan V of Russia and his wife Praskovia.

Anna (1708-1728) was the daughter of Czar Peter I "the Great" of Russia and his wife Catherine I.

Anna (1280-1327) was the oldest daughter of King Albert I of Germany and his wife Elisabeth.

Anna (1316-1319) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and his first wife Beatrix.
Anna (1326-1361) was also another daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and his second wife Margaret.

Anna (1366-1394) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and his wife Elisabeth.

Anna (1432-1462) was the daughter of King Albert II of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Luxembourg. He later married the Duke of Saxony.

Maria Anna (1610-1665) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and his wife Maria Anna of Bavaria. She later married the Elector of Bavaria.

Maria Anna (1634-1696) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. She later married Philip IV of Spain.

Maria Anna (1654-1689) was also another daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III and his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga.

Anna was the name of three daughters of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
1. Maria Anna (1672-1672) by his first wife Margarita of Spain
2. Anna (1674-1674) by his second wife Claudia of Austria
3. Maria Anna (1683-1754) by his third wife Eleonore. This daughter later married King Joao V of Portugal.

Maria Anna (1718-1744) was the younger sister of famous Maria Teresa of Austria.

Maria Anna (1734-1776) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VIII Albert and his wife Maria Amalie of Austria.

Maria Anna (1738-1789) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa. She was a nun.

Maria Anna (1804-1858) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II and his second wife Maria Teresa.

Maria Anna (1551-1608) was the daughter of Duke Albert V of Bavaria. She was married to Charles II of Austria.

Anna (1903-1976) was the youngest daughter of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Luise.

Anna (1567-1613) was the daughter of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his wife Anna of Denmark.

Anna (1420-1462) was the daughter of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his wife Katharina.

Anna (1437-1512) was the daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and his wife Margarete of Austria.

Maria Anna (1672-1672) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and his first wife Margarita of Spain.

Maria Anna (1728-1797) was the daughter of Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha.

Maria Anna (1574-1616) was the daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Renata. She was married to Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.

No one mentioned the famous Anna Nicole Smith. Now there is an interesting famous bearer. However, her real name was Vickie Lynn Marshall, and later changed it to Anna Nicole Smith. She was a famous porn star/model/actress. This was a woman that had a lot going on in her life, plenty to talk about for those who like to gossip and for gossip magazines.

Maria Anna (1805-1877) was the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Karoline. Her twin sister Sophie was the mother of Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico.

Maria Anna (1834-1776) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife Maria Amalia.

Maria Anna (1696-1750) was the daughter of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and his second wife Theresa.

Maria Anna (1660-1690) was the daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Enrichetta of Savoy.

Anna (1836-1859) was the daughter of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalie.

Anna (1836-1859) was the daughter of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalie.

Anna (1544-1577) was the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony and his wife Agnes.

Anna (1586-1586) was the daughter of Christian I, Elector of Saxony and his wife Sophie.

Anna Mary Sewell (1820-1878) was an English novelist famous for the classic children's novel, Black Beauty.

Anna Chlumsky (born 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress.

Anna Jagodzińska (b. 1987) is a Polish fashion model.

Actress Anna Sten (1908-1993).

Actress Anna Kendrick is a famous bearer.