Anne

Etymology 1
From, from chiefly in reference to  the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to , from  in the New Testament, from , from. Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from abbreviation of  instead. . Compare.

Proper noun

 * 1) * 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,
 * 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,

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2
A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold.

Proper noun

 * , see

Etymology
Medieval Danish variant of.

Usage notes

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

Etymology 1
Variant of.

Etymology 2
Borrowed from, variant of.

Etymology
A 20th-century variant of.

Proper noun

 * 1) Hannah biblical figure
 * 2) Anna, the prophetess biblical figure
 * 1) Hannah biblical figure
 * 2) Anna, the prophetess biblical figure

Related terms

 * popular double names:, , , Audrey-Anne, Anne-Andrée, Marie-Anne, Andrée-Anne, Anne-Caroline, Anne-Catherine, etc.
 * popular double names:, , , Audrey-Anne, Anne-Andrée, Marie-Anne, Andrée-Anne, Anne-Caroline, Anne-Catherine, etc.

Etymology 1
From, from. Possibly reinforced by.

Etymology 2
From. Clipping of.

Etymology
Pronunciations with final schwa are reinforced by. Ultimately from.

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

Usage notes

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

Etymology 1
From. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1773.

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2
From Anders, Anton, Arne. of the two first letters.

Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

Proper noun

 * , Anton or Arne

Etymology 1
Variant of.

Etymology 2
Variant of.