68%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. AN-i-mə [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul. Related Names Same SpellingAnima 1 People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class wholesome refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories air, English nouns, Italian words, Latin words, life, psychology, rare English, soul, spirit, word names