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Meaning: Grain, Food, Name of a King, Elder Brother, Angel
Pronunciation: an-uh, /ˈænə/, AE N AH
Popularity Rank: #23
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Anna Meanings
Grain
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Food
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Name of a King
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Elder Brother
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Angel
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God is Gracious
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God has Shown Favour
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Earth and Water
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Origin - Hebrew
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Anna is derived from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. It has been a popular name in many cultures throughout history.
The name Anna is of Hebrew origin and means Grain, Food, Name of a King, Elder Brother, Angel, God is Gracious, God has Shown Favour, Earth and Water. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Anna is commonly found in Italy, Poland, United States of America, and 99 more countries.
Anna Pronunciation Guide
Phonetic Pronunciation: an-uh
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈænə/
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AE N AH
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
ℹ️ About ARPAbet Pronunciation
This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'
The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.
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Translations of Anna
Anna Name Popularity
At NamesLook, the name Anna is recorded 718,103 times globally, ranking it as the 23th most common name worldwide.
Anna is most prevalent in Italy, with 344,869 occurrences, making it the 8th most popular name in the country.
In Poland, the name Anna is found among 1 in every 1 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Alice Marie Harris, known under the pseudonym Anna, was a feral child from Pennsylvania who was raised in isolation and was an illegitimate child. From the age of five months to six years, she was kept strapped down in the attic of her home, malnourished and unable to speak or move. She was discovered and rescued in 1938, but died at the age of ten before she was able to fully recover from hemorrhagic jaundice. She is often compared to the feral children cases of Isabelle and Genie.
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