What does ANNA mean?

Definitions for ANNA
ˈɑ nəan·na

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ANNA.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. annanoun

    a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

Wiktionary

  1. annanoun

    A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1/16 rupee.

  2. Annanoun

    A prophetess who saw the infant Jesus .

  3. Annanoun

    A female given name from Hebrew.

    Every lover the years disclose / Is of a beautiful name made free. / One befriends, and all others are foes. / Anna's the name of names for me.

  4. Annanoun

    A prophetess in the New Testament.

  5. Annanoun

    A city in Illinois; after Anna Davie, an early settler.

  6. Annanoun

    A city in Texas.

  7. Annanoun

    A town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.

  8. Annanoun

    A village in Järva, Estonia.

  9. Annanoun

    A village in Fars, Iran.

  10. Annanoun

    A village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.

  11. Annanoun

    A village in Ohio; after Anna Thirkield, an early settler.

  12. Annanoun

    A municipality of Valencia, Spain.

  13. Etymology: The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious".

ChatGPT

  1. anna

    In general, "Anna" is a common female first name. The name has early origins in Hebrew and Greek, meaning "grace" or "favor". It is used in many different cultures and languages, including English, Italian, Swedish, Greek, German, Dutch, and Russian, among others. However, in the context of Indian currency, Anna was a monetary unit formerly used in India and Pakistan, equal to 1/16 of a rupee. It is always recommended to use such a term with its relevant context to avoid misunderstanding.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Annanoun

    an East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2/ cents

  2. Etymology: [Hindi n.]

Wikidata

  1. Anna

    Anna is a 1987 film which tells the story of a Czech actress, looking for work in New York City, who sees her protegée shine while she herself struggles. Directed by Yurek Bogayevicz, it was adapted by Agnieszka Holland from an unauthorized story by Holland and Bogayevicz, based on the real life of Polish actress Elzbieta Czyzewska. Starring Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Steven Gilborn and Larry Pine. Kirkland was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and she won a Golden Globe and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anna

    an′a, n. an Indian coin worth nominally 1½d sterling, but always the sixteenth part of a rupee. [Hind. ānā.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ANNA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anna is ranked #24838 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Anna surname appeared 1,002 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Anna.

    79.1% or 793 total occurrences were White.
    6.3% or 64 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.1% or 52 total occurrences were Black.
    4.8% or 49 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.2% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.1% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ANNA' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3498

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ANNA' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4600

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Anagrams for ANNA »

  1. naan

  2. Nana

  3. nana

  4. anan

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANNA in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANNA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ANNA in a Sentence

  1. Jim Bob:

    It is our prayer that the truth, no matter what it is, will come to light, and that this will all be resolved in a timely manner. We love Josh and Anna and continue to pray for their family.

  2. Josh Duggar:

    In good faith I cannot allow Family Research Council to be impacted by mistakes I made as a teenager, so I am resigning as Executive Director of FRC Action, i will continue to pray for the advancements of the causes we believe in and I hope that in the days ahead you will pray for me and Anna as we seek God to discover the next chapter of our lives in His service.

  3. Anna Valdimarsdóttir:

    Even I must admit that I didn't want to believe it Anna Valdimarsdóttir, and then I started to go through my friends and we started talking a lot about it, and it sounds right... when you look at your girlfriends and you take 20 of them... I would say maybe eight of them have that experience.

  4. Stephanie Porter:

    We need people like Anna, we need people that show the world that there’s good. There’s good in this world, and this little girl has it.

  5. Jessi Davin:

    I almost died from this. I know it's supposed to be funny and s *** t and yeah I get that, but seriously. THIS IS NOT FUNNY. Anorexia is nothing to party about or laugh at. It's real, it's deadly, and should not be marketed as a slutty outfit, want to dress as' Anna Rexia' ? Just go as a Vampire, or a Zombie. Because 1/3 of us are dead.

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