Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Diminutive of Anna.
Related Names
VariantsAnia, Anika (Polish) Anelia, Aneliya (Bulgarian) Anica, Anita (Croatian) Anica (Serbian) Anica, Anika, Anita, Anuša (Slovene)
DiminutivesNeli (Bulgarian) Ankica (Croatian) Ankica (Serbian) Ankica, Nuša (Slovene) Ankica (Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesAna (Albanian) Hanna, Hannah (Arabic) Anna (Armenian) Ane, Anne (Basque) Anna, Hanna (Belarusian) Anna, Hannah (Biblical) Anna (Biblical Greek) Channa (Biblical Hebrew) Anna (Biblical Latin) Anna, Annaig, Annick (Breton) Aina, Anna (Catalan) Anna, Hana, Aneta (Czech) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ane, Anette, Anika, Anita, Anja, Annette, Anni, Hanne (Danish) Anna, Anne, Annelien, Hanna, Hannah, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anneke, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annika, Annuska, Anouk, Anouschka, Anouska, Ans, Antje, Anuschka (Dutch) Annet (Eastern African) Anissa, Ann, Anna, Anne, Hannah, Anita, Anneka, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anya, Nan, Nance, Nanci, Nancy, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny, Nettie, Nita (English) Anna, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Anu (Estonian) Anna (Faroese) Ana (Fijian) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anita, Anja, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Hannele, Niina (Finnish) Anne, Annette, Annick, Annie, Anny, Anouk, Ninon (French) Antje (Frisian) Ana, Anano, Aneta, Ani, Anuki (Georgian) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Hannah, Anelie, Anika, Anina, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anneli, Annelie, Annett, Annette, Anni, Annika, Anuschka, Hanne (German) Anna (Greek) Chana, Chanah, Hana, Hanna, Hannah (Hebrew) Anna, Hanna, Anett, Anikó, Anita, Panka, Panna, Panni (Hungarian) Anna, Hanna (Icelandic) Nainsí (Irish) Anna, Annetta (Italian) Anna, Ance, Anete, Anita, Annija, Enija (Latvian) Ona, Ana (Lithuanian) Anke, Antje (Low German) Ann (Manx) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Annette, Anniken, Hanne (Norwegian) Anna (Occitan) Ana, Anália, Anita (Portuguese) Nanci (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ana, Anca, Ancuța, Ani, Anișoara (Romanian) Anna, Ania, Annushka, Anya (Russian) Anna, Annag, Nandag (Scottish Gaelic) Anna, Hana (Slovak) Hana (Sorbian) Ana, Ani, Anita (Spanish) Nancy (Spanish (Latin American)) Anna, Anne, Hanna, Anette, Anita, Anja, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annica, Annika, Hanne (Swedish) Ana (Tongan) Anna, Ganna, Hanna (Ukrainian) Henda, Hendel, Hene, Henye (Yiddish)
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Entry updated December 23, 2025