Anis () is a male given name.
In the
Balkans
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
, Anis is popular among
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
in the former
Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among
Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...
. The name is a modification to the name
Enis
Enis is a male given name.
In the Balkans, Enis is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslavia, Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Anis (disambiguation), Anis, and it holds the same m ...
, and it holds the same meanings of "genial" and "close friend."
The female equivalent to Anis is Anisa (for example,
Anisa Guajardo).
People
In arts
* Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as
Bushido
is a Samurai moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Its origins date back to the Kamakura period, but it was formalized in the Edo period (1603–1868). There are multiple types of bushido which evolved significantl ...
(born 1978)
*
Anis Kachohi
Anis Kachohi (born 1977 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise) is a French singer. He is also known as Anis.
Career
In the spring of 2003, Anis released his first album ''Gadjo décalé'' with the studio "Gang" in Paris. The album contained autobiographical ...
(born 1977), French country singer
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Anis Mojgani
Anis Mojgani (Persian: انیس مژگانی) (born June 13, 1977) is an American spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon. Mojgani has been characterized as a "geek genius" with "fiercely hopeful word arias."
Ear ...
(born 1977), American spoken-word poet
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Anis Nagi
Anis Nagi (1939–2010) was a Pakistani poet, novelist and critic who lectured at the Government College, Faisalabad and Government College, Lahore.
Early life and education
Nagi was born in 1939 in the Punjabi city Sheikhupura and studie ...
(1939–2010), Pakistani poet
* Anis Shimada, lead singer of the Japanese band
Monoral
*
Mir Babar Ali Anis
Mir Babar Ali Anees (, 1800-1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Indian Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (takhallus) of Anees (Urdu: , ''Anees'' means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, Urdu, Arabic, and Sanskrit words in ...
(1802–1874), Urdu poet from northern India
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Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is best known directing for ''No Entry'' (2005), ''Welcome (2007 film), Welcome'' (2007) and ''Singh is Kinng'' (2008), '' Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' (20 ...
(born 1962), Indian filmmaker
In sport
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Anis Ahmed
Muhammad Anis Ahmed (born 10 December 1973, in Gojra) is a field hockey player and former member of the Pakistan National Hockey Team. He played for Pakistan's national team in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asia ...
(born 1973), field hockey player
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Anis Ananenka (born 1985), Belarusian middle-distance runner
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Anis Ayari (born 1982), Tunisian footballer
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Anis Boussaïdi
Anis Boussaïdi (born 10 April 1981) is a Tunisian football manager and former player.
Club career
As of January 2008, he was playing for K.V. Mechelen on loan from FC Arsenal Kyiv. Mechelen had an option to buy Boussaidi at the end of the 2007 ...
(born 1981), Tunisian footballer
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Anis Mehmeti
Anis Mehmeti (born 9 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Bristol City. Born in England, he plays for the Albania national team.
Club career
Mehmeti played for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur as ...
(born 2001), English footballer of Albanian descent
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Anis Riahi (born 1971), Tunisian decathlete
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Anis Selmouni
Anis Selmouni (born 15 of March 1979) is a Moroccan athlete, specialist middle distance.
He won the 5000m gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
Achievements
Personal bests
* 1500 metres - 3:35.35 min (2003)
*Mile - 3:52.66 min (2003) ...
(born 1979), Moroccan athlete
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Anis Hadj Moussa (born 2002), Algerian footballer
In other fields
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Anis Ahmad
Anis Ahmad (Urdu: انیس احمد; born 23 March 1944; popularised as Prof. Dr. Anis) is a Pakistani social scientist, an educationist, and professor of Islam. He is recipient of award, by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, awarded fel ...
(born 1944), Pakistani social scientist, educationist and professor
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Anis Ahmed (military officer)
Anis Ahmed (born 11 June 1947) is a retired Pakistan Armed Forces brigadier and Sitara-i-Imtiaz recipient who has served in the Pakistan military for 36 years. Born in Lahore Pakistan he is an authority on geopolitics and military history.
Anis ...
(born 1947), Pakistani military officer
*
Anis Haffar
Anis Haffar is a Ghanaian educationist, teacher, columnist and author. He is the founder of the GATE institute in Ghana,Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh"Profile of Anis Haffar" ''Pulse (Ghana)'', 20 August 2018. and is a council member of the Ghana Educat ...
, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
*
Anis Kaimkhani
Anis Kaimkhani (born 5 October) is a Pakistani politician who is one of the deputy conveners of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P). He was formerly a co-founder and president of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) from 2016 until its merger i ...
, Pakistani politician
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Anis al-Naqqash
Anis al-Naqqash (Arabic: أنيس النقاش; 1951 – 22 February 2021), also transliterated as Anis Naccache, was a Lebanese militant and political activist. A lifelong advocate for Palestinian liberation, regional unity, and ideological so ...
(1951-2021), Lebanese political analyst
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Anis Shorrosh
Anis Shorrosh (; January 6, 1933 – May 13, 2018) was a Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who wrote many books and participated in debates with Muslim author Ahmad Deedat.
Biography
Born in Nazareth, he became a ref ...
(1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
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Mohammed Mohiedin Anis
Mohammed Mohiedin Anis (born 1946/47), also known as Abu Omar, is a Syrian businessman and car collector, based in Aleppo. A March 2017 photograph of him sitting on his bed, smoking a pipe and listening to his wind-up record player in a ru ...
(born 1947), Syrian car collector
See also
* , a coastal tanker
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Ani (bird)
The anis are the three species of birds in the genus ''Crotophaga'' of the cuckoo family. They are essentially tropical New World birds, although the range of two species just reaches the United States.Payne, R.B. (2005). ''The Cuckoos''. Oxfo ...
* A short form of
Anisette
Anisette, or Anis, is an anise-flavored liqueur that is consumed in most Mediterranean countries. It is colorless and, because it contains sugar, is sweeter than dry anise flavoured spirits (e.g. absinthe). The most traditional style of anisette ...
, anise-flavored liqueur
*
Anisa (disambiguation) Anisa was a town of ancient Cappadocia.
Anisa or Anieca may also refer to:
* Anisa Angarola, American guitarist
* Anisa Butt (born 1993), British-Indian actress
* Anisa Hajimumin (born 1978), Somali American politician
* Anisa Kospiri (born 198 ...
or Anieca, female forms of the name
*
Anisur Rahman (disambiguation) Anisur Rahman () is a masculine Muslim given name, meaning ''companion of the Most Merciful''.
Notable bearers of the name include:
*Aneesur Rahman (1927–1987), Indian physicist
*Anisur Rahman Anis (c. 1940–2019), Bangladeshi film, television ...
References
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names