Anna | Name Meaning & Origin

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In a greater part of the world seen as a Latinate form of Hannah and used on females.

On the Indian subcontinent it is considered masculine and derived from the Sanskrit, meaning 'grain'. There was also a king of East Anglia named Anna.

As a Japanese name, Anna (pronounced AHN-nah) may be written with the characters for "apricot" (an) and "Nara; what?" (na).

In the Bible, Anna is an aged prophetess who recognises the infant Jesus upon his first visit to the Temple of Jerusalem.

Notable uses of the name Anna in pop culture are the titular literary character Anna Karenina in the classic by Russian author Leo Tolstoy and the a fictional character created by Hiroyuki Takei, Anna Kyoyama, in the anime and manga series: Shaman King.

Anna potatoes, or Pommes Anna, is a classic French dish of sliced, layered potatoes cooked in a very large amount of melted butter.

Anna was the 4th most popular name in Austria in 2006. In the USA, it is popular in the southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.