Anna - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Anna \a(n)-na\ is pronounced AN-ah. It is of Hebrew origin. Latinate variant of Hannah. The name was borne by the sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Virgil's "Aeneid". Biblical: a devout woman who saw the infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem. Though not strictly related, Anna has been used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic Aine. Anna is often used in combination with other names. Ballerina Anna Pavlova; tennis player Anna Kournikova.

Anna has 18 variant forms: Ana, Anique, Anja, Ann, Annabeth, Annah, Annalee, Annamarie, Anneke, Annemarie, Annet, Annica, Annika, Annmarie, Anoesj, Anouska, Hania and Nani.

For more information, see also related names Anabel, Annabel, Audriana, Ayanna, Christian, Kiana, Leanna, Luana, Solana and Anastasia.

Baby names that sound like Anna are Agna, Aina, Anya, Ania, Anny, Anni and Anne.

Anna is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Anna. Click here to compare Anna with related baby names.