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'''Anne''', alternatively spelled '''Ane''' or '''Ann''' is a form of the [[Latin]] female given name '''[[Anna (name)|Anna]]'''. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew '''[[Hannah (given name)|Hannah]]''' or ''Hanani'', meaning 'He [= God] has favoured me', the name of the mother of the prophet [[Samuel (Biblical figure)|Samuel]].<ref>"Anne" A Dictionary of First Names. Patrick Wanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges. [[Oxford University Press]], 2006. Oxford Reference Online. [[University of Hull]]. 1 April 2010 [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t41.e183 Oxfordreference.com]</ref> Anne is a common name in [[France]]. |
'''Anne''', alternatively spelled '''Ane''' or '''Ann''' is a form of the [[Latin]] female given name '''[[Anna (name)|Anna]]'''. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew '''[[Hannah (given name)|Hannah]]''' or ''Hanani'', meaning 'He [= God] has favoured me', the name of the mother of the prophet [[Samuel (Biblical figure)|Samuel]].<ref>"Anne" A Dictionary of First Names. Patrick Wanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges. [[Oxford University Press]], 2006. Oxford Reference Online. [[University of Hull]]. 1 April 2010 [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t41.e183 Oxfordreference.com]</ref> Anne is a common name in [[France]]. |
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| Gender | Female |
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| Language(s) | English, French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Favored, Grace |
| Other names | |
| See also | Hanna, Hannah, Anna, Ann, Ana |
Anne, alternatively spelled Ane or Ann is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah or Hanani, meaning 'He [= God] has favoured me', the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel.[1] Anne is a common name in France. It is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands (for example Anne de Vries) and has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency).
Notable people named Anne
- Anne Bancroft, American actress (1931-2005)
- Anne Baxter, American actress (1923-1985)
- Anne Boleyn, Queen consort and second wife of King Henry VIII of England
- Anne Brontë (1820-1849), British novelist and poet
- Anne de Montmorency, (1493-1567), constable of France, soldier, statesman, and diplomat
- Anne de Vries, (1904–1964) Dutch writer from Drenthe
- Lord Anne Douglas-Hamilton (1709-1748), Scottish nobleman
- Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg (1432-1462)
- Anne Francis, (1930-2011) American actress
- Anne Frank (1929-1945), Jewish-German diarist
- Anne Hathaway
- Anne Hathaway (actress) (born 1982), American actress
- Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare) (1556-1623), wife of William Shakespeare
- Anne Hutchinson, American religious dissenter (1591-1643)
- Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
- Anne Judkins (born 1964), New Zealand race walker
- Anne Keothavong (1866-1936), British tennis player
- Anne Kornblut, author of Notes from the Cracked Ceiling
- Anne Kremer (born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player
- Anne Meara, American actress and comedian (1929- )
- Anne Murray, Canadian singer (1945- )
- Anne Stabler (born 1989), David Rochette girlfriend, nicest girl on this planet !!!!!
- Anne of Austria, Queen consort of France
- Anne of Brittany (1488-1514), Breton ruler, Queen consort of France
- Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of King Henry VIII
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland; after 1707 Queen of Great Britain
- Anne Provoost, Flemish author
- Anne Rice, American author
- Anne Veski (born 1956), Estonian pop singer
- Anne Vondeling, Dutch politician
- Princess Anne, the name and title of several individuals
- Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
- Watanabe Anne 渡辺杏 (Anne/杏), Japanese model/actress
- Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary
Notable people named Ann
- Ann Alexander Smith
- Ann Bancroft
- Ann Bonny
- Ann Donahue
- Ann Druyan
- Ann Dunham
- Ann-Margret
- Ann Radcliffe
- Ann Sothern
- Ann Wilson
- Julia Ann
- Keren Ann
- LeAnn Rimes
Name used in Fiction
- Carol Anne Freeling is the main character in all three Poltergeist films from the 1980s
See also
References
- ^ "Anne" A Dictionary of First Names. Patrick Wanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. University of Hull. 1 April 2010 Oxfordreference.com