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Anna 4
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 杏奈, 安奈(Japanese Kanji) あんな(Japanese Hiragana) アンナ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. A-NA  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Its use as a given name was most likely inspired by Western sources and further popularized by anime characters. It's not a traditional Japanese name.
Added 7/27/2017 by cutenose
Edited 3/21/2021 by Destry, Mike C, Evil and more


See Also

Anna, and user submissions Ánná, Anna, Annà