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Baby Name Anne |
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Meaning of Anne - What does the name Anne means? |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Welsh |
Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the English and the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace), which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, mercy). In medieval Christian tradition, Anne was the name assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, as Joachim was assigned to her father. The name has remained popular in Britain and is borne by Princess Anne (b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip |
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American, English, French, German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Variants: | Ann, Anna. | Pet forms: | Annie, |
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