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AnnaEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anne the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a city in Illinois, named for Anna Davie, wife of one of the initial settlers. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Ana, and Hannah.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗annaEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).
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