"Anne" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /æn/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /eən/ [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-Anne.ogg [US] Forms: Annes [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: 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 (Ḥanâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Anne||Ann}} French Anne (“Ann”), {{der|en|LL.|Anna}} Late Latin Anna, {{der|en|grc-koi|Ἄννα}} Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), {{der|en|he|חַנָּה||Hannah|tr=Ḥanâ}} Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ, “Hannah”), {{m|he|חַנָּה||grace, gracious, graced with child|tr=ḥanâ}} חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”), {{bor|en|et|-}} Estonian, {{m|et|Anna}} Anna, {{doublet|en|Ann|Ana|Anna|Hannah}} Doublet of Ann, Ana, Anna, and Hannah, {{m|en|John}} John Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Annes}} Anne (plural Annes)
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Derived forms: Annie [diminutive], Anne Arundel County, Joanne, Lac Ste. Anne, Lytham St Annes, Princess Anne (english: places), Queen Anne's County, Royal Anne, St Anne's
    Sense id: en-Anne-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Related terms: Ana, Anika, Anissa, Anita, Anna, Annabel, Annabelle, Anneliese, Annetta, Annette, Hannah, Keanna, Nan, Nancy, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Anne
  1. (very rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages, of mainly French and Frisian usage, see Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Anne-en-name-LfyHV0Qf Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 5 6 8 6 7 4 5 1 2 5 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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