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Ann

See also: ann, ANN, ann., Ann., -ann, and Ánn

English

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Etymology 1

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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, “Anna”) 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 Ana, Anna, Anne, and Hannah.

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Ann

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 1901–1903, [George] Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman. A Comedy and a Philosophy, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable & Co., published 1903, →OCLC, Act I, page 8:
      ramsden. When you say Ann, you mean, I presume, Miss Whitefield. / tanner. I mean our Ann, your Ann, Tavy's Ann, and now, Heaven help me, my Ann!
    • 1969, Constance Urdang, Natural History, Harper&Row, page 61:
      Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.
    • 2005, Mary Monroe, In Sheep's Clothing, Dafina Books, →ISBN, page 129:
      "Her full name is Annie Lou. Like calling herself a snooty white girl name like Ann makes up for it."
      "Must I remind you that Ann is also my middle name?"
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Danish: Ann
  • → Norwegian: Ann
  • → Swedish: Ann
  • → Tagalog: Ann
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Etymology 2

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Habitational surname from Abbotts Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Welsh word meaning "ash tree stream". Compare Welsh onn (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

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Ann (plural Anns)

  1. A surname from Welsh.
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ann is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Ann is most common among White (43.47%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (43.47%) individuals.

Noun

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Ann (plural Anns)

  1. Abbreviation of anniversary.

Adjective

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Ann (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of annual.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From English Ann. Variant of Danish Anna and Anne.

Proper noun

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Ann

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Ann

  1. a female given name, an old Estonian short form of Anna

Manx

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Ann f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Anna

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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From English Ann. Variant of the Norwegian Anna and Anne.

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Ann

  1. a female given name

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  • Common first part of hyphenated names such as Ann-Kristin.

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 786 females with the given name Ann living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈann/
  • Rhymes: -ann
  • Syllabification: Ann

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Ann f

  1. genitive plural of Anna

Swedish

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Etymology

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From English Ann, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1860.

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Ann c (genitive Anns)

  1. a female given name

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  • Common first part of hyphenated names such as Ann-Marie or Ann-Kristin.

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 106 females with the given name Ann living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Ann.

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Ann (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. a female given name from English

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Welsh

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Ann f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) [in turn from Hebrew חַנָּה (“Hana”)]

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Ann
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Ann unchanged unchanged Hann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎[3], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 17

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