Anne

== English == === Etymology 1 === From French Anne (“Ann”), from Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from Estonian abbreviation of Anna instead. Doublet of Ann, Ana, Anna, and Hannah. Compare John. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ăn, IPA(key): /æn/ (General American, æ-raising) IPA(key): [eən] (Standard Southern British, Northern England, Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /an/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /æːn/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /eːn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɛn/ Rhymes: -æn ==== Proper noun ==== Anne (plural Annes) A female given name from French. 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale: Immortal God, that savedest Susanne / From false blame; and thou merciful maid, / Mary I mean, the daughter to Saint Anne, /Before whose child the angels sing Osanne, ===== Usage notes ===== The popularity of the name originates in the medieval cult of Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne (very rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages, of mainly French and Frisian usage, see Anne Robert Jacques Turgot === Anagrams === Enna == Danish == === Etymology === Medieval Danish variant of Anna. === Proper noun === Anne c a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== A popular first part of compound names such as Anne-Lise and Anne-Marie. === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 278 females with the given name Anne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑ.nə/ Hyphenation: An‧ne Rhymes: -ɑnə === Etymology 1 === Variant of Anna. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne f a female given name, equivalent to English Ann or Anne ===== Derived terms ===== Anneke Annelies Annemieke === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from West Frisian Anne, variant of Ane. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne m (Netherlands, chiefly in the province of Frisia) a male given name == Estonian == === Proper noun === Anne a female given name, variant of Anna == Finnish == === Etymology === A variant of Anna (found in French Anne and German Anne among others, perhaps inspired by them), particularly common in the latter half of the 20th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnːe/, [ˈɑ̝nːe̞] Rhymes: -ɑnːe Syllabification(key): An‧ne Hyphenation(key): An‧ne === Proper noun === Anne a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== Anne is the most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 29,887 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,647 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === Enna == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an/ === Proper noun === Anne f a female given name, equivalent to English Ann a unisex given name Hannah (biblical figure) Anna, the prophetess (biblical figure) ==== Related terms ==== Anaïs, Anita, Anna, Annette, Annick, Annie popular double names: Anne-Laure, Anne-Marie, Anne-Sophie, Audrey-Anne, Anne-Andrée, Marie-Anne, Andrée-Anne, Anne-Caroline, Anne-Catherine, etc. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Anne ⇒ Indonesian: Anne → Swedish: Anne == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanə/, [ˈʔa.nə] Rhymes: -anə === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German Anne, from Latin Anna. Possibly reinforced by French Anne. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne f (genitive Annes or (with an article) Anne) a female given name, variant of Anna ===== Derived terms ===== Anneliese Annemarie, Annemie === Etymology 2 === From Low German. Clipping of Andreas. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne m (proper noun, strong, genitive Annes or (with an article) Anne) (Northern Germany) a male given name of rare usage == Indonesian == === Etymology === Pronunciations with final schwa are reinforced by Dutch Anne. Ultimately from French Anne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanə/, /ˈenə/, /ˈɛn/ === Proper noun === Anne a female given name from French == Norman == === Proper noun === Anne f a female given name == Norwegian == === Etymology === Norwegian variant of Anna, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century. === Proper noun === Anne a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== The most common given name of women born in Norway from the 1940s to the 1970s. === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 63 414 females with the given name Anne living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === From French Anne. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1773. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne c (genitive Annes) a female given name ===== Usage notes ===== Common first part of conjoined names like Anne-Marie (originally copied from French) === Etymology 2 === From Anders, Anton, Arne. Affix of the two first letters An- +‎ n (“gemination”) +‎ -e (“hypocoristic suffix”). Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne c (genitive Annes) (rare) a diminutive of the male given name Anders, Anton or Arne == West Frisian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑ.nə/ === Etymology 1 === Variant of Anna. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne c a female given name, equivalent to English Ann or Anne === Etymology 2 === Variant of Ane. ==== Proper noun ==== Anne c a male given name