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Ankou m Celtic Mythology, Breton LegendThis is the name of a legendary skeleton-ghost in parts of France, namely Brittany and Normandy as well as Cornwall. He travels by night, riding a creaking cart (or small coach) drawn by four black horses in which he comes to collect the souls of the recently departed... [
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Ankush m HindiMeans "control, device used to guide elephants" in Hindi.
Anli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Anlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Anlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Anluan m IrishFrom
an "great" and
luan "hero, champion, warrior".
Anmitsu f JapaneseAnmitsu is the name of the title character of the Japanese series Anmitsu Hime (Princess Anmitsu)
Anna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (
an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (
na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Annadh m Old IrishPossibly derived from Old Irish
anaid "to stay, wait, remain; to withstand, resist; to stop".
Annael m LiteratureMeaning unknown, it possibly combines the Quenya and Sindarin components
anna meaning "gift" and
el meaning "star". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien for an elf in his book "The Lord of the Rings", released in 1954.
Annageldi m TurkmenMeans "Friday came", from Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" and
geldi meaning "came".
Annaki f GreekGreek diminutive of
Anna, as -άκι
(-aki) is a Greek diminutive suffix.
Annalis m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen that means "annual". The first bearer was Lucius Villius Annalis, author of the Lex Villia Annalis.
Annaluise f GermanCombination of
Anna and
Luise. This was the name of the main character in the movie version of Erich Kästner’s book Pünktchen und Anton“, released in 1999.
Annamomoka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot", 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree", 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (
ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Annaple f ScottishScottish form of
Annabel. Sir Walter Scott used it for two characters (both nurses) in his Waverley series of novels.
Annapurna f Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, HindiMeans "filled with food" from Sanskrit अन्न
(anna) meaning "food, grains" and पूर्ण
(purna) meaning "filled, full, complete, whole". This is the name of the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.
Annasha f SanskritAn-n-asha means "hopeful" in Sanskrit. N-Asha means "no-hope", but An-N-Asha, double negative makes it positive and emphasizes Asha/hope.
Annchi f SwedishVariant of
Anki. Used almost exclusively as a nickname, very rarely as a full name.
Anne f JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (
an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (
ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Annea f Celtic MythologyAnnea was a goddess worshipped in the province of Cuneo in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, it has, however, been suggested that it might be related to Celtic
ann- "mother" (compare the name of the Irish goddess
Anu).
Annechien f DutchDiminutive of
Anne 1. It originated in the northeastern Dutch province of Drenthe, as the name contains the Drents diminutive suffix
-chien, which is cognate to medieval Dutch
-gjen (variantly spelled
-gien) and medieval Dutch
-tjen (variantly spelled
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Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)Adoption of the name of the city of
Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [
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Annei m JapaneseFrom Japanese kanji combination 安寧 (
annei) meaning "peacefullness; tranquillity".... [
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Annel m IcelandicCombination of the name elements
Ann derived from the name
Anna and
Eli meaning "the Lord, God".... [
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Anneloes f DutchCombination of the names
Anne 1 and
Loes. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the former field hockey player Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (b... [
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Annemund m History (Ecclesiastical)From the Germanic name
Aunemund, in which the second element is
mund "protection". Saint Annemund was a 7th-century archbishop of Lyon; Queen
Balthild had him assassinated, according to
Bede.
Annephine f Dutch (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 with a given name ending in
-phine, such as
Josephine. Also compare
Annefien, which is a different spelling of this name but the more prevalent of the two (even though they are both rare in the Netherlands).
Anner m DutchMasculine form, using the Dutch grammatical suffix to verb stems -er (as in English, for a male actor, e.g. in werk-er 'work-er') of Anne (usually female, but sometimes male; equivalent to English Anna, from Biblical Hannah), notably adopted as adult by the famous Dutch cellist Anner (born Anne) Bijlsma (+2019)
Anneth f Cornish (?)From the Cornish word
annedh "home". A fictional bearer is Anneth Sizemore in Silas House's 2001 novel 'Clay's Quilt'.
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element
vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element
vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").