Comments (Meaning / History Only)
The meaning of Anna also means mother in Native American.
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Derives from Zeus's (olympic God) surname: "ανα" deriving from "ανω" meaning in Greek: "up". This is why in Hebrew is masculine name. In Spanish has only one "n"(Ana).
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This name is of Hebrew origin and it means "grace" (Channah, Hannah). The sound, simplicity, meaning, universality, only credits this name as favorable. One of my favorite names.
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I have heard it is of Hebrew or Arabic descent, simply meaning "mother". In the Turkish language, kids address their mothers with "anne".
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It would make sense for those children to their mothers 'Anna'. Saint Anna was the Virgin Mary's mother, the Messiah's grandmother.
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I've come across name books that identify it as originating from Japanese meaning "flower".
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The Japanese word for flower is "Hana", not Anna.
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Anna has two different meanings from the same Hebrew origin on Wikipedia online: "graceful" and "beautiful".
I researched thesaurus online and found the one word, "Delicate" with two of the synonyms, "graceful" and "beautiful".