Anne
English
Etymology 1
The French spelling of Ann, used interchangeably since the Middle Ages. From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ), meaning 'grace; gracious'. Compare with John.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Proper noun
Anne (plural Annes)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale:
- Immortal God, that savedest Susanne / From false blame; and thou merciful maid, / Mary I mean, the daughter to Saint Anne, /Before whose child the angels sing Osanne,
- 1860 Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood): East Lynne. Kessinger Publishing, 2004. →ISBN page 29:
- "What do you think they are going to name the baby? Anne; after her and her mamma. So very ugly a name!"
- "I don't think so," said Mr Carlyle. "It is simple and unpretending. I like it much. Look at the long, pretentious names in our family - Archibald! Cornelia! And yours, too - Barbara! What a mouthful they all are!"
- 1908 Lucy Maud Montgomery: Anne of the Green Gables
- "But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an e."
- "What difference does it make how it's spelled?" asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
- "Oh, it makes such a difference. It looks so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can, and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished."
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale:
Usage notes
- The popularity of the name originates in the medieval cult of Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary.
Derived terms
Translations
given name — see Ann
Etymology 2
A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold.
Proper noun
Anne
- (very rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages, of mainly French and Frisian usage.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Medieval Danish variant of Anna.
Proper noun
Anne c
- a female given name.
Usage notes
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 278 females with the given name Anne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anne f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann, Anne.
Derived terms
Estonian
Proper noun
Anne
- a female given name, variant of Anna.
Finnish
Etymology
A twentieth century variant of Anna.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anne
- a female given name.
- 1964 Kalle Päätalo, Ennen ruskaa, Gummerus, page 262:
- —Vaikka toisaalta Maarit kuulostaa romanttiselta...Kyllä me sittenkin tehdään tytöstä Maarit Anne. Se on erikoista...Katsohan vain, niin malttavatko tuttavien rouvat olla, etteivät laita samaa nimeä muksuilleen.
- 1989 Kaija Lähdesmäki, SOS — Kuka auttaisi Piaa?, WSOY, →ISBN, page 20:
- Anne syntyi. Nimeksi valittiin Anne, koska se on sekä englantilainen että suomalainen nimi.
- 1964 Kalle Päätalo, Ennen ruskaa, Gummerus, page 262:
Declension
Inflection of Anne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Anne | Annet | |
genitive | Annen | Annejen | |
partitive | Annea | Anneja | |
illative | Anneen | Anneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Anne | Annet | |
accusative | nom. | Anne | Annet |
gen. | Annen | ||
genitive | Annen | Annejen Annein rare | |
partitive | Annea | Anneja | |
inessive | Annessa | Anneissa | |
elative | Annesta | Anneista | |
illative | Anneen | Anneihin | |
adessive | Annella | Anneilla | |
ablative | Annelta | Anneilta | |
allative | Annelle | Anneille | |
essive | Annena | Anneina | |
translative | Anneksi | Anneiksi | |
abessive | Annetta | Anneitta | |
instructive | — | Annein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anne f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann.
- Hannah (biblical figure)
- Anna, the prophetess (biblical figure)
Related terms
- Anaïs, Anita, Anna, Annette, Annick, Annie
- popular double names: Anne-Laure, Anne-Marie, Anne-Sophie
German
Etymology
Medieval German variant of Anna, also borrowed from French and English.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anne f
- a female given name.
Related terms
- Common first part of conjoined names such as Annemarie.
Norman
Proper noun
Anne f
- a female given name
Norwegian
Etymology
Norwegian variant of Anna, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century.
Proper noun
Anne
- a female given name.
Usage notes
- The most common given name of women born in Norway from the 1940s to the 1970s.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 63 414 females with the given name Anne living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology 1
From French Anne. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1773.
Proper noun
Anne c (genitive Annes)
- a female given name.
Usage notes
- Common first part of conjoined names like Anne-Marie (originally copied from French)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Anne c (genitive Annes)
- (rare) a diminutive of the male given name Anders, Anton or Arne.
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