The first name Anna

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About the first name Anna

Meaning

The name Anna is a form related to Anne and shares its traditional meaning: “grace” or “favor”.

Historical origin

Anna belongs to the same name family as Anne. The name Anne comes from the Hebrew Hannah, transmitted through biblical and Christian tradition.

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Anna also appears in several compound names in French-speaking tradition, including Marie-Anna, Rose-Anna. Form variants are common in older sources.

Pronunciation:an-naan.a

Frequency of the first name Anna by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Anna by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AnnaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Anna in baptisms by year.10075502501765181318611909195720051765–1769 1 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1835–1839 5 baptisms1840–1844 2 baptisms1845–1849 10 baptisms1850–1854 15 baptisms1855–1859 14 baptisms1860–1864 45 baptisms1865–1869 50 baptisms1870–1874 66 baptisms1875–1879 81 baptisms1880–1884 73 baptisms1885–1889 75 baptisms1890–1894 54 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 34 baptisms1905–1909 25 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 12 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 5 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms

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