Anne

See also: anne, anné, Ánne, annë, Änne, and án-ne

English

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American): IPA^(key): /æn/
• (æ-tensing): IPA^(key): /eən/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -æn

Proper noun

Anne (plural Annes)

1. A female given name from French.
   • 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale:

     Immortal God, that savedest Susanne / From false blame; and thou merciful maid, / Mary I mean, the daughter to Saint Anne, /Before whose child the angels sing Osanne,

   • 1860, Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood), East Lynne, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 29:

     "What do you think they are going to name the baby? Anne; after her and her mamma. So very ugly a name!"
     "I don't think so," said Mr Carlyle. "It is simple and unpretending. I like it much. Look at the long, pretentious names in our family - Archibald! Cornelia! And yours, too - Barbara! What a mouthful they all are!"

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Green Gables:

     "But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an e."
     "What difference does it make how it's spelled?" asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
     "Oh, it makes such a difference. It looks so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can, and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished."

Usage notes

• The popularity of the name originates in the medieval cult of Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary.

Derived terms

• Annie (diminutive)
• Anne Arundel County
• Joanne
• Lac Ste. Anne
• Lytham St Annes
• Princess Anne (places)
• Queen Anne's County
• Royal Anne
• St Anne's

Related terms

• Ana
• Anika
• Anissa
• Anita
• Anna
• Annabel
• Annabelle
• Anneliese
• Annetta
• Annette
• Hannah
• Keanna
• Nan
• Nancy
• Nanette
• Nannie
• Nanny

 

Translations

given name — see Ann

Etymology 2

A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold.

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

Anagrams

• Enna

Danish

Etymology

Medieval Danish variant of Anna.

Proper noun

Anne c

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• A popular first part of compound names such as Anne-Lise and Anne-Marie.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 278 females with the given name Anne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.nə/

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• Hyphenation: An‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɑnə

Etymology 1

Variant of Anna.

Proper noun

Anne f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ann, Anne

Derived terms

• Anneke
• Annelies
• Annemieke

Etymology 2

Borrowed from West Frisian Anne, variant of Ane.

Proper noun

Anne m

1. (Netherlands, chiefly in the province of Frisia) a male given name
   • 2004, Matthijs de Ridder, “Tenzij de Dirk Martensprijs ook wel eens voor de lol wordt toegekend. De grote reis van Marc Andries 1960-1968”, in Yves T'Sjoen, Ludo Stynen, editors, Onderstroom. De vergankelijkheid van het schrijverschap. Verkenningen van de Vlaamse literatuur buiten beeld (1952-1968), page 124:

     Anne Wadman toonde zich in de Leeuwarder Courant nog enthousiaster.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013, Matthijs van der Ven, Onder invloed. Nederlandse muzikanten over hun inspiratiebronnen:

     De autorit naar het huiskamerconcert vanDoTheUndo in Den Haag is nog maar nauwelijks begonnen maar de prioriteiten van Anne Soldaat en toetsenist Matthijs van Duijvenbode zijn al duidelijk: muziek en drop.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015, Ad de Bruijne, “Samen één offer voor God”, in James Kennedy, Pieter Vos, editors, Oefenen in discipelschap. De gemeente als groeiplaats van het goede leven:

     Zo is van de voorman van de stichting Open Doors, Anne van der Bijl, bekend dat hij niet alleen het goede zoekt voor zijn vervolgde medechristenen, maar ook voor anderen, zelfs voor vijanden van de kerk, tot en met terroristen toe.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Estonian

Proper noun

Anne

1. a female given name, variant of Anna

Finnish

Etymology

A 20th-century variant of Anna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːe/, [ˈɑ̝nːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːe
• Syllabification^(key): An‧ne

Proper noun

Anne

1. a female given name
   • 1964, Kalle Päätalo, Ennen ruskaa, Gummerus, page 262:

     —Vaikka toisaalta Maarit kuulostaa romanttiselta...Kyllä me sittenkin tehdään tytöstä Maarit Anne. Se on erikoista...Katsohan vain, niin malttavatko tuttavien rouvat olla, etteivät laita samaa nimeä muksuilleen.

     —Even though Maarit does sound romantic...we will after all name her Maarit Anne. It's special...just see whether the women we know can hold themselves back to not give the same name to their kids.

   • 1989, Kaija Lähdesmäki, SOS — Kuka auttaisi Piaa?, WSOY, →ISBN, page 20:

     Anne syntyi. Nimeksi valittiin Anne, koska se on sekä englantilainen että suomalainen nimi.

     Anne was born. And her name was Anne, because it is both an English and Finnish name.

Declension

Inflection of Anne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Anne	Annet
genitive		Annen	Annejen
partitive		Annea	Anneja
illative		Anneen	Anneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Anne	Annet
accusative	nom.	Anne	Annet
	gen.	Annen
genitive		Annen	Annejen Anneinrare
partitive		Annea	Anneja
inessive		Annessa	Anneissa
elative		Annesta	Anneista
illative		Anneen	Anneihin
adessive		Annella	Anneilla
ablative		Annelta	Anneilta
allative		Annelle	Anneille
essive		Annena	Anneina
translative		Anneksi	Anneiksi
abessive		Annetta	Anneitta
instructive		—	Annein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Anne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Anneni Anneni accusative nom. Anneni Anneni gen. Anneni genitive Anneni Annejeni Anneinirare partitive Anneani Annejani inessive Annessani Anneissani elative Annestani Anneistani illative Anneeni Anneihini adessive Annellani Anneillani ablative Anneltani Anneiltani allative Annelleni Anneilleni essive Annenani Anneinani translative Annekseni Anneikseni abessive Annettani Anneittani instructive — — comitative — Anneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Annesi Annesi accusative nom. Annesi Annesi gen. Annesi genitive Annesi Annejesi Anneisirare partitive Anneasi Annejasi inessive Annessasi Anneissasi elative Annestasi Anneistasi illative Anneesi Anneihisi adessive Annellasi Anneillasi ablative Anneltasi Anneiltasi allative Annellesi Anneillesi essive Annenasi Anneinasi translative Anneksesi Anneiksesi abessive Annettasi Anneittasi instructive — — comitative — Anneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Annemme Annemme accusative nom. Annemme Annemme gen. Annemme genitive Annemme Annejemme Anneimmerare partitive Anneamme Annejamme inessive Annessamme Anneissamme elative Annestamme Anneistamme illative Anneemme Anneihimme adessive Annellamme Anneillamme ablative Anneltamme Anneiltamme allative Annellemme Anneillemme essive Annenamme Anneinamme translative Anneksemme Anneiksemme abessive Annettamme Anneittamme instructive — — comitative — Anneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Annenne Annenne accusative nom. Annenne Annenne gen. Annenne genitive Annenne Annejenne Anneinnerare partitive Anneanne Annejanne inessive Annessanne Anneissanne elative Annestanne Anneistanne illative Anneenne Anneihinne adessive Annellanne Anneillanne ablative Anneltanne Anneiltanne allative Annellenne Anneillenne essive Annenanne Anneinanne translative Anneksenne Anneiksenne abessive Annettanne Anneittanne instructive — — comitative — Anneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Annensa Annensa accusative nom. Annensa Annensa gen. Annensa genitive Annensa Annejensa Anneinsarare partitive Anneaan Anneansa Annejaan Annejansa inessive Annessaan Annessansa Anneissaan Anneissansa elative Annestaan Annestansa Anneistaan Anneistansa illative Anneensa Anneihinsa adessive Annellaan Annellansa Anneillaan Anneillansa ablative Anneltaan Anneltansa Anneiltaan Anneiltansa allative Annelleen Annellensa Anneilleen Anneillensa essive Annenaan Annenansa Anneinaan Anneinansa translative Annekseen Anneksensa Anneikseen Anneiksensa abessive Annettaan Annettansa Anneittaan Anneittansa instructive — — comitative — Anneineen Anneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Anne-Mari
• Anne-Maria
• Suvi-Anne

 

Statistics

• Anne is the most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 30,204 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,608 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Enna

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Anne f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
2. a unisex given name
3. Hannah (biblical figure)
4. Anna, the prophetess (biblical figure)

Related terms

• Anaïs, Anita, Anna, Annette, Annick, Annie
• popular double names: Anne-Laure, Anne-Marie, Anne-Sophie, Audrey-Anne, Anne-Andrée, Marie-Anne, Andrée-Anne, Anne-Caroline, Anne-Catherine, etc.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanə/, [ˈʔa.nə]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -anə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Anne, from Latin Anna. Possibly reinforced by French Anne.

Proper noun

Anne f (genitive Annes or (with an article) Anne)

1. a female given name, variant of Anna

Derived terms

• Anneliese
• Annemarie, Annemie

Etymology 2

From Low German. Clipping of Andreas.

Proper noun

Anne m (proper noun, strong, genitive Annes or (with an article) Anne)

1. (Northern Germany) a male given name of rare usage

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciations with final schwa are reinforced by Dutch Anne. Ultimately from French Anne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanə/, /ˈenə/, /ˈɛn/

Proper noun

Anne

1. a female given name from French

Norman

Proper noun

Anne f

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Etymology

Norwegian variant of Anna, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century.

Proper noun

Anne

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• The most common given name of women born in Norway from the 1940s to the 1970s.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 63 414 females with the given name Anne living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From French Anne. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1773.

Proper noun

Anne c (genitive Annes)

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Common first part of conjoined names like Anne-Marie (originally copied from French)

Etymology 2

From Anders, Anton, Arne. Affix of the two first letters An- +‎ n (“gemination”) +‎ -e (“hypocoristic suffix”).

Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

Proper noun

Anne c (genitive Annes)

1. (rare) a diminutive of the male given name Anders, Anton or Arne

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.nə/

Etymology 1

Variant of Anna.

Proper noun

Anne c

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ann, Anne

Etymology 2

Variant of Ane.

Proper noun

Anne c

1. a male given name