Annas

See also: annas, ännäs, Annàs, and Annáš

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Annas

1. plural of Anna

Etymology 2

From Latin Annas (used in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Ἅννας (Hánnas), from Hebrew / Aramaic חנן (khanan) as a shortened form of חֲנַנְיָה (khananya).

Proper noun

Annas

1. (biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

Translations

A Jewish high priest in the first century CE.

• Arabic: حنان m

  Egyptian Arabic: حنانيا m

• Belarusian: Ганна m (Hanna)
• Breton: Annas m
• Bulgarian: Анна m (Anna)
• Catalan: Annàs m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亚那 (yànà), 亞那／亚那 (yànà)

• Czech: Annáš m
• Dutch: Ananus m, Annas m
• French: Anân m
• German: Annas (de) m, Hannas m
• Greek: Άννας (el) m (Ánnas)

  Ancient: Ἅννας m (Hánnas)

• Hebrew: חנן (he) m
• Indonesian: Hanas
• Italian: Anania (it) m, Anna (it) m
• Japanese: アンナス
• Korean: 안나스 (annaseu)
• Malayalam: അന്നാസ് (annāsŭ)
• Polish: Annasz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Anás m
• Romanian: Ana m
• Russian: Анна (ru) m (Anna)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ана m

  Roman: Ana m

• Spanish: Anás m
• Swedish: Hannas (sv) c
• Ukrainian: Анна m (Anna)
• Urdu: حناہ m
• Uzbek: Anna
• Wolof: Anas

Anagrams

• Sanna, na-nas, naans, nanas, sanna