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Meaning & History
Possibly means "divine", deriving from the Luwian element massanalli ("divine"). Another possible meaning is "to keep", deriving from the Hittite an-na-nu-uz-zi-ya ("to keep"). Name borne by a Hittite princess (fl. 1300s BCE), who is mentioned in correspondance between King Hattusilli II and Pharaoh Ramesses II.