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Also the name of King Henry VIII's 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, although her real name was Anna.
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Anne of Denmark, Queen consort of Scotland and later England and Ireland. Anne or Anna in Danish, was the wife of King James VI of Scotland who was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and her consort, Henry Stuart, aka Lord Darnley.
Anne was noted for her dedication to the arts and culture of her time as queen consort of the three kingdoms during the personal union of the crowns from 1603 onward. She was born December 12th of 1574 at the Skanderborg Castle in Denmark and died on March 2nd of 1619 at the age of 44 at the Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England.
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Anne was noted for her dedication to the arts and culture of her time as queen consort of the three kingdoms during the personal union of the crowns from 1603 onward. She was born December 12th of 1574 at the Skanderborg Castle in Denmark and died on March 2nd of 1619 at the age of 44 at the Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England.
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Morna Anne Murray, known as Anne Murray, CC, ONS, is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music and have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
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On 11 February 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man while quail hunting on a Texas ranch.
The incident is largely remembered for its instant satirical value, and for continuing to diminish the reputation of Cheney, one of the least popular politicians in the history of the United States.
Less remembered is the owner of the ranch: Anne Armstrong. Thirty years before, Armstrong had been one of the most prominent women in the Republican Party. She had taken a public role in the troubled last year of the Nixon presidency, and the first months of the Ford presidency. Demonstrating remarkable political skill, she departed the White House with her reputation not just unscathed but enhanced. She had dazzled audiences as the US Ambassador to the UK. And despite never running for elected office in her career, she was considered a serious presidential or vice-presidential contender.
In October 1978, Anne Armstrong was hosting an event in Texas. Featured onstage with her were every single major Republican presidential candidate for the next three presidential elections, save for one. (Pat Robertson, the televangelist who ran for president in 1988, was in the early years of his public career.) Armstrong looked over the crew assembled, and wryly declared, “I am the only speaker with absolutely no aspirations to be the next male president of the United States.”
The Washington Post, observing the event, waxed poetic about Armstrong, declaring her a real possible presidential contender: “Armstrong, who made such an outstanding record as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain during the Ford administration, is frequently spoken of as a possible vice president. But why not president? After all, her experience in politics, government and international affairs can certainly stand comparison with that of most of the present aspirants and is considerably broader than Carter's was before he entered the White House.”
A far cry from the woman who owned the property where the vice president shot someone.
Anne Legendre was born in 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, graduated from Vassar College, and arrived in Texas with her new husband, Tobin Armstrong, in 1950.
Armstrong was a firm advocate of an inclusive Republican Party, particularly women, minorities, and younger voters. Though a Harry Truman supporter in 1948, Armstrong switched parties in 1952 and began a steady rise in Texas Republican politics, becoming vice chairman of the Texas Republican party from 1966 to 1968, and was a Texas state committeewoman from 1968 to 1973. From 1971 to 1973, she was co-chairman of the Republican National Committee and in the capacity delivered a keynote address at the 1972 Republican National Convention. Her speech at the RNC was notable in its audience: Armstrong directed her address not to those in the room, but to Democrats who, like her, believed the party had drifted too far to the left.
In December 1972, she was named Counselor to President Richard Nixon, becoming the first woman to hold that title. She served in that capacity from January 1973 into December 1974, becoming a high-ranking administration official during the tumultuous period surrounding the end of the Vietnam War, the Watergate Scandal, and Gerald Ford’s decision to pardon Richard Nixon. She became known for her being a public face for the White House, facing hostile audiences as the Watergate scandal unfolded. She also created an Office of Women’s Programs in the White House, which sought to create bridges between the Nixon administration and women’s advocacy groups.
Demonstrating remarkable political skill, Armstrong exited the Ford administration with an enhanced public reputation.
In 1976, Armstrong was named by Gerald Ford to become the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the first woman to fill that post. Armstrong charmed the UK public, press, and members of the Royal Family. (There are images of a young Princes Charles looking absolutely besotted sitting next to Armstrong.) She made a concerted effort to challenge conservative Texas stereotypes, such as an “ambassadorial version” of her Stetsons. The impression she made was lasting: her obituaries in 2008 in UK newspapers were significantly more fawning than those in US newspapers.
Armstrong was widely considered to be a serious contender for the 1976 Republican vice-presidential nomination. Accounts vary; in one account, Armstrong’s name was thrown around as a way to excite the electorate; Armstrong, serving at the time in the UK, contacted the campaign to inform them she was not interested, but they considered drafting her anyway. Another account suggests her vice-presidential prospects were a byproduct of grassroots activity on the floor at the RNC. Buttons of support were widely available. (I own one.)
Armstrong returned to the United States in 1977 and ascended to a role as a stateswoman in Republican politics. She was a chair of the 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign. She was widely considered a shoo-in for a Cabinet post in the Reagan administration after the 1980 election, but she withdrew from consideration publicly before any administration posts were announced.
Armstrong served for nearly a decade as chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board during both the Reagan and Bush administrations, and served on numerous corporate boards (including Halliburton during the tenure of Dick Cheney). Armstrong played a key role in the early careers of several future Republican luminaries. She was a friend of James Baker, a future powerful Cabinet officer, and Dick Cheney, the future vice president; she also mentored Karl Rove, future principal Republican strategist, and Kay Bailey Hutchinson, a future Senator.
Ronald Reagan awarded Armstrong the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987.
Armstrong died in 2008 at age 80.
A note: technically by 2006, Armstrong had passed on the ownership of the Cheney shooting ranch to her daughter Katherine.
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The incident is largely remembered for its instant satirical value, and for continuing to diminish the reputation of Cheney, one of the least popular politicians in the history of the United States.
Less remembered is the owner of the ranch: Anne Armstrong. Thirty years before, Armstrong had been one of the most prominent women in the Republican Party. She had taken a public role in the troubled last year of the Nixon presidency, and the first months of the Ford presidency. Demonstrating remarkable political skill, she departed the White House with her reputation not just unscathed but enhanced. She had dazzled audiences as the US Ambassador to the UK. And despite never running for elected office in her career, she was considered a serious presidential or vice-presidential contender.
In October 1978, Anne Armstrong was hosting an event in Texas. Featured onstage with her were every single major Republican presidential candidate for the next three presidential elections, save for one. (Pat Robertson, the televangelist who ran for president in 1988, was in the early years of his public career.) Armstrong looked over the crew assembled, and wryly declared, “I am the only speaker with absolutely no aspirations to be the next male president of the United States.”
The Washington Post, observing the event, waxed poetic about Armstrong, declaring her a real possible presidential contender: “Armstrong, who made such an outstanding record as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain during the Ford administration, is frequently spoken of as a possible vice president. But why not president? After all, her experience in politics, government and international affairs can certainly stand comparison with that of most of the present aspirants and is considerably broader than Carter's was before he entered the White House.”
A far cry from the woman who owned the property where the vice president shot someone.
Anne Legendre was born in 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, graduated from Vassar College, and arrived in Texas with her new husband, Tobin Armstrong, in 1950.
Armstrong was a firm advocate of an inclusive Republican Party, particularly women, minorities, and younger voters. Though a Harry Truman supporter in 1948, Armstrong switched parties in 1952 and began a steady rise in Texas Republican politics, becoming vice chairman of the Texas Republican party from 1966 to 1968, and was a Texas state committeewoman from 1968 to 1973. From 1971 to 1973, she was co-chairman of the Republican National Committee and in the capacity delivered a keynote address at the 1972 Republican National Convention. Her speech at the RNC was notable in its audience: Armstrong directed her address not to those in the room, but to Democrats who, like her, believed the party had drifted too far to the left.
In December 1972, she was named Counselor to President Richard Nixon, becoming the first woman to hold that title. She served in that capacity from January 1973 into December 1974, becoming a high-ranking administration official during the tumultuous period surrounding the end of the Vietnam War, the Watergate Scandal, and Gerald Ford’s decision to pardon Richard Nixon. She became known for her being a public face for the White House, facing hostile audiences as the Watergate scandal unfolded. She also created an Office of Women’s Programs in the White House, which sought to create bridges between the Nixon administration and women’s advocacy groups.
Demonstrating remarkable political skill, Armstrong exited the Ford administration with an enhanced public reputation.
In 1976, Armstrong was named by Gerald Ford to become the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the first woman to fill that post. Armstrong charmed the UK public, press, and members of the Royal Family. (There are images of a young Princes Charles looking absolutely besotted sitting next to Armstrong.) She made a concerted effort to challenge conservative Texas stereotypes, such as an “ambassadorial version” of her Stetsons. The impression she made was lasting: her obituaries in 2008 in UK newspapers were significantly more fawning than those in US newspapers.
Armstrong was widely considered to be a serious contender for the 1976 Republican vice-presidential nomination. Accounts vary; in one account, Armstrong’s name was thrown around as a way to excite the electorate; Armstrong, serving at the time in the UK, contacted the campaign to inform them she was not interested, but they considered drafting her anyway. Another account suggests her vice-presidential prospects were a byproduct of grassroots activity on the floor at the RNC. Buttons of support were widely available. (I own one.)
Armstrong returned to the United States in 1977 and ascended to a role as a stateswoman in Republican politics. She was a chair of the 1980 Reagan-Bush campaign. She was widely considered a shoo-in for a Cabinet post in the Reagan administration after the 1980 election, but she withdrew from consideration publicly before any administration posts were announced.
Armstrong served for nearly a decade as chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board during both the Reagan and Bush administrations, and served on numerous corporate boards (including Halliburton during the tenure of Dick Cheney). Armstrong played a key role in the early careers of several future Republican luminaries. She was a friend of James Baker, a future powerful Cabinet officer, and Dick Cheney, the future vice president; she also mentored Karl Rove, future principal Republican strategist, and Kay Bailey Hutchinson, a future Senator.
Ronald Reagan awarded Armstrong the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987.
Armstrong died in 2008 at age 80.
A note: technically by 2006, Armstrong had passed on the ownership of the Cheney shooting ranch to her daughter Katherine.
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Anne Elliot is the heroine of Jane Austen’s magnum opus, Persuasion. The name has simplicity and beauty.
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May the brave Anne Frank rest in divine peace ♥️.
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Anne Boonchuy is a 13-year-old Thai American girl and the main protagonist of the Disney cartoon series, Amphibia.
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Anne Perry is an English author of historical detective fiction, best known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. In 1954, at the age of fifteen, she was convicted in the murder of her friend's mother, Honora Rieper. She changed her name after serving a five-year sentence for Rieper's murder.
Born: October 28, 1938 (age 82 years), Blackheath, London, United Kingdom
Siblings: Jonathan Rainsford Hulme.
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Born: October 28, 1938 (age 82 years), Blackheath, London, United Kingdom
Siblings: Jonathan Rainsford Hulme.
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Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise – 12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_de_Montmorency.
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Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was a Jewish German author.
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I love Anne...Not only is it simple and feminine but also it has historical connections, one of them being Anne Frank, "Hitler's most famous victim".
READER WARNING
She was a young girl who dreamed of becoming a writer and who loved nature and reading. She was dehumanized by the Nazis and lost her will to live because she thought she was all alone in the world. She died in a concentration camp at 15 and her body was thrown into a mass grave. Her Diary is now one of the most widely-read books in the world, second only to the Bible.
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READER WARNING
She was a young girl who dreamed of becoming a writer and who loved nature and reading. She was dehumanized by the Nazis and lost her will to live because she thought she was all alone in the world. She died in a concentration camp at 15 and her body was thrown into a mass grave. Her Diary is now one of the most widely-read books in the world, second only to the Bible.
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I would have originally used this name for a cartoon character to honor Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables, but I've realized that it's more associated with Anne Frank instead.
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Anne is the name of the protagonist in “Anne with an E” which I have to admit is kind of annoying. I do like the “Anne of Green Gables” books though.
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Anne Marte Nesdal collaborates with a Norwgian duo Eva & The Heartmaker on their live performances making backing vocals.
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Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort, Caroline of Ansbach. She was the spouse of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of all the 7 provinces of the Northern Netherlands. Princess Anne was the second daughter of a British sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal. She was Regent of the Netherlands from 1751 until her death in 1759, exercising extensive powers on behalf of her son William V. She was known as an Anglophile due to her English upbringing and family connections, but was unable to convince the Dutch Republic to enter the Seven Years' War on the side of the British.
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Anne Beau Cox Chambers is an American media proprietor, who has a stake of interest in Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire that includes newspapers, television, radio, cable television, and other businesses.
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Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Spanish Basque television presenter and actress. She studied Industrial Marketing. She started working in the local television of Mondragón in 1993. She then worked in Euskal Telebista, and later in Telecinco, hosting Una pareja feliz alongside Antonio Hidalgo in the 1994-1995 season.
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Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress, a director, and a screenwriter. Her film credits include Six Days, Seven Nights, Return to Paradise, I Know What You Did Last Summer, John Q and Volcano. She also starred in the television series Men in Trees, Hung, Save Me, Dig, and guest-starred on ABC's hit series Quantico. As of autumn 2016, she plays the female lead in the Space and Syfy post-apocalyptic action drama Aftermath.
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Anne Roxanne Jordan Barcelo, known as Roxee B, is a Filipino-American actress, model and singer. In 2006, she became one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Before entering the Big Brother House, she was a finalist of ABC's Hollywood Dream.
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Anne Boleyn, queen consort, beheaded by her husband, mother of Elizabeth.
Anne Frank, author, wrote Diary of a young girl.
Anne Hathaway, movie actress.
Anne Sullivan, teacher.
Anne Fine, children's author.
See more here: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/names/Anne.html.
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Anne Frank, author, wrote Diary of a young girl.
Anne Hathaway, movie actress.
Anne Sullivan, teacher.
Anne Fine, children's author.
See more here: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/names/Anne.html.
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This is the name of the unnamed heroine's sister in Charles Perrault's fairy tale Bluebeard.
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Anne was the middle name of Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also used it as her alias when she worked incognito in a diner in the season 3 episode entitled Anne.
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Anne Welles is the name of a character in Jacqueline Susann's novel "Valley of Dolls" and its subsequent 1967 film adaptation. The character was portrayed by Barbara Parkins.
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The famous Anne de Montmorency was a man, even if Anne is no longer use as a masculine first name.
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Anne Marie (born 1946) is the daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and his wife Ingrid. She is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe of Denmark and herself married to the former King of Greece.
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Anne (1461-1522) was the daughter of King Louis XI of France and his wife Charlotte.
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Anne (1665-1714) was the daughter of King James II of Great Britain and his first wife Anne Hyde. She later became Queen of Great Britain.
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Anne (1686-1687) was the daughter of Queen Anne of Great Britain and her husband Prince George of Denmark.
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Anne (1498-1498) was the only daughter of King Charles VIII of France and his wife Anne. She died young.
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Marie Anne (1664-1664) was the daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his wife Maria Teresa.
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Anne (1662-1662) was the oldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his wife Maria Teresa.
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Anne was one of the daughters of King Edward IV of England and his wife Elizabeth Woodville. Through her older sister she was the aunt of King Henry VIII of England.
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Princess Anne of England (1637-1640) was the daughter of King Charles I of England and his wife Henriette Marie of France. She died as a child.
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This is the name of Hogarth's mother in "The Iron Giant".
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Princess Royal & Princess of Orange Anne (1709-1759), oldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain.
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St Anne was Jesus's grandmother (Mary's mother) and this is the single biggest reason for the name's immense popularity. Her husband was called Joachim and this is very popular in continental Europe but strangely not in English-speaking countries.
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A bearer of the name was Anne Bonny (1700-?), a famous Irish pirate who disguised herself as a man and served under her lover, Captain 'Calico Jack' John Rackham with her comrade-in-arms Mary Read. Their ship was captured in 1720 and the men were hung, but Anne pled pregnancy, received a stay of execution and simply disappears from record.
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Actress Anne Baxter was the beautiful princess Nefertiri in the 1956 movie "The Ten Commandents".
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Anne Brown (born 9 August 1912) is an American soprano, best known for originating the role of Bess in George Gershwin's folk opera "Porgy and Bess" on Broadway in 1935.
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Anne Parillaud is a famous French actress who starred in Luc Besson's 'La Femme Nikita.' She is married to the musician Jean-Michel Jarre.
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A famous bearer is English actress Anne Kirkbride (born June 21, 1954 in Oldham, Lancashire). She's best known for her role as Deirdre Barlow on the popular British soap opera "Coronation Street". She made a bit appearance in November 1972, and became a contracted regular in May 1973.
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Two famous bearers:
1.) Anne Mazer, the author of the series The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes.
2.) Anne M. Martin, the author of many American Girl books.
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1.) Anne Mazer, the author of the series The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes.
2.) Anne M. Martin, the author of many American Girl books.
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Begging your pardon, but although Ann M. Martin (no e) wrote The Baby Sitter's Club books, and Ten Kids, No Pets--among many others--she did not write ANY of the American Girls books.
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Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a Puritan preacher and a woman way ahead of her time. Although she lived a rough life and died an unfortunate death due to her non-conforming ways, she influenced many and remains a key figure in the development of religious freedom in America.
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Surprised no one's mentioned this, but a famous author with this name is Anne McCaffrey, the author of the 'Dragonriders' series that Christopher Paolini took the idea from.
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Jennifer Garner's middle name is Anne and her duaghter Violet's middle name is Anne. I like Betheny Anne.
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Author Anne Tyler has written numerous short stories and well over a dozen novels, including The Accidental Tourist, Breathing Lessons, Back When We Were Grownups, and Saint Maybe.
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Anne Hathaway is a famous American actress who was the star in Princess Diaries, Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement, Ella Enchanted, along with other movies, as well, like The Devil Wears Prada. I, for one, loved her in Ella Enchanted, as it is my absolute favorite movie of all time. :)
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Anne Shirley in the series of books starting with "Anne of Green Gables". I think that the author gave her the name Anne because it was/is a "plain" name. I personally do not think that the name Anne is plain, but there is another character in the books named Diana Barry. The name Diana is more elegant. I don't think that there are enough nicknames for Diana, Anne has at least three nicknames, Annie, Andie, Nan. Anne is also a nice name to hyphenate, Anne-Therese, Anne-Marie, Anne-Martine, Anne-Justine.
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Famous novelist: Anne Perry.
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Lady Anne Boleyn was the second wife the King Henry the 8th of England, and mother of Queen Elizabeth the 1st. After having an affair with the Anne while he was still married, Henry divorced Princess Catherine of Aragon (the mother of the future Queen Mary, or Bloody Mary), and married Anne. When Anne failed to produce a male heir, Henry falsly accused her of adultery and had her beheaded in the Tower of London.
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Queen Elizabeth II's daughter is also named Anne.
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A not-so-famous bearer: Anne Gilbreth, the eldest of twelve children born to Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, and the eldest sister of Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Earnestine Gilbreth Carey. (Authors of "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Belles on Their Toes")
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Don't know if this counts, but Anne Onymous from the webcomic The Wotch (thewotch.com).
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Anne of Green Gables and the following books are some of the best books I have ever read. And I like the name very much. I think it sounds very 'pure'. Especially the Danish pronunciation of it: An-nuh.
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Actress Anne Bancroft (1931-2005), who won the Oscar as Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in 'The Miracle Worker' and became an icon of the '60s with her role of Mrs. Robinson in 1967's 'The Graduate', where she seduces her daughter's boyfriend (Dustin Hoffman), bore this name. From 1964 until her death she was Mrs. Mel Brooks.
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The name of the famed horror/drama author Anne Rice. She has wrote 23 books, including these series: The Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Queen of the Damned, etc.), New Tales of the Vampires, & Lives of the Mayfair Witches. She lives in New Orleans, where most of her novels are set.
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Anne Elliot is the dynamic protagonist of Jane Austen's last completed novel Persuasion.
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Anne Bronte was one of youngest of three Bronte sisters and she was a famous writer. Her famous books are Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
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Famous bearers are William Shakespear's wife, Anne Hathaway, and an actress Anne Hathaway who plays in the Disney movie The Princess Diaries.
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This was also the Anglicized name of Henry VIII's fourth wife, German Anna of Cleves (known as Anne of Cleves).
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Famous bearer - Anne Frank.
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Anne Frank's name was actually Anneliese.
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Actually, Anne Frank's name was Annelies, not Anneliese.
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