Anna

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A female given name from Hebrew.
• A prophetess in the New Testament.
• city Illinois (state).
• city Texas (state).
• town Voronezh (oblast) Russia (country).
• village county, Järva Estonia (country).
• village Fars (province) Iran (country).
• village Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad (province) Iran (country).
• village Ohio (state) ; after Anna Thirkield, an early settler.
• municipality autonomous community, Valencian Community Spain (country).

Origin

• The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα, equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Doublet of Hannah.
• The city in Illinois was named after Anna Davie, the wife of one of the first settlers.