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People

Surname and given name

Anna (name) Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin language, Latin form of the and the Hebrew name Hannah (given name), Hannah (), meaning "favour" or "grace". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana (given name), An ...

Mononym

* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke *

Anna of East Anglia Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was List of monarchs of East Anglia, king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni of ...

, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) *

Anna (daughter of Boris I) Anna (; 9th–10th century) was a Bulgarian princess and a daughter of Prince Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889).Wincenty Swoboda: Anna córka Borysa Michała. In Słownik Starożytności Słowiańskich. Vol. 1. 1961, p. 25. Anna was Boris's second ...

(9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) *

Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje Princess Anna of Poland (1366–1425) was a Polish princess born into the House of Piast, and by marriage was Countess of Celje, also called Cilli, a medieval feudal dynasty within the Holy Roman Empire. She was an influential woman in the polit ...

(1366–1425) *

Anna of Cilli Anna of Cilli or Anne of Celje (; 1386 – 21 May 1416) was Queen of Poland from 1402 to 1416. She was the second wife of Jogaila (Władysław II Jagiełło), King of Poland and Supreme Duke of Lithuania (reigned 1387–1434). Their marriage ...

(1386–1416) *

Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania Anna or Ona Vytautienė (died on 31 July 1418 in Trakai) was Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1392–1418). She probably was the first wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Anna was mother of Sophia of Lithuania, the wife of Vasily I ...

(died 1418) *

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia Anne of Bohemia and Austria (12 April 1432 – 13 November 1462) was a Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right and, as a consort, Landgravine of Thuringia and of Saxony. Life Anne was the eldest daughter of Albert of Austria, the future Emper ...

(1432–1462) *

Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg Countess Anne of Nassau-SiegenIn many sources she is called Anne of Nassau-Dillenburg. The County of Nassau-Siegen is erroneously called Nassau-Dillenburg in many sources. The county was not named after the small, unimportant city of Dillenburg ...

(died 1514) *

Anna, Duchess of Prussia Duchess Anna of Prussia and Jülich-Cleves-Berg (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625) was Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of Albert Frederic ...

(1576–1625) *

Anna of Russia Anna Ioannovna (; ), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Much of her administratio ...

(1693–1740) *

Anna, Lady Miller Anna, Lady Miller ( Riggs; 1741 – 24 June 1781) was an English poet, travel writer, heiress and salon (gathering), salon hostess. Biography Anna was the daughter of Edward Riggs, by his wife, Margaret Pigott, of the historic house of Chetwynd ...

(1741–1781) *

Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford (3 September 1783 – 3 July 1857) was a lifelong friend of Queen Victoria, whom she served as a Lady of the Bedchamber between 1837 and 1841. Anna was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Har ...

(1783–1857) * Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965) *

Anna (feral child) Alice Marie Harris (March 6, 1932 – August 6, 1942), known under the pseudonym Anna, was a feral child from Pennsylvania who was raised in isolation. She was abused for being an illegitimate child. From the age of five months to six years, she ...

(1932–1942) *

Anna (rapper) Anna Pepe (born 15 August 2003), known professionally as Anna, is an Italian rapper. She was born in La Spezia, in Liguria, Italy. Her father is a DJ and her mother a sculptor. In 2020, she became the youngest artist to top the Italian single ...

(born 2003) *

Anna (singer) Anna Santos Mima (美馬アンナー, born July 9, 1987), better known by her mononym Anna, is a singer of the group Bon-Bon Blanco. She has five brothers and is the youngest sibling in the family. She uses Anna in her solo efforts, but she us ...

(born 1987) *

C. N. Annadurai Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 19093 February 1969), also known as Perarignar, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the fourth and last chi ...

(1909–1969), Indian politician, known as Anna (elder brother) *

Sunil Shetty Suniel Shetty (born Sunil V. Shetty; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and entrepreneur, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, with appearances in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Nicknamed as Anna, Shetty ha ...

(born 1961), Indian actor, known by his nickname Anna

Places

Australia

Hundred of Anna The Hundred of Anna is a Cadastral divisions of South Australia, cadastral unit of Hundred (country subdivision), hundred in South Australia. It contains all or most of the localities of Steinfeld, South Australia, Steinfeld, Annadale, South Aust ...

, a cadastral district in South Australia

Iran

Anna, Fars Anna (, also Romanized as 'Annā) is a village in Javid-e Mahuri Rural District, in the Central District of Mamasani County, Fars province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a countr ...

, a village in Fars Province *

Anna, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Anna (, also Romanized as ‘Annā, ‘Anā’, and Anā) is a village in Babuyi Rural District, Basht District, Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also kno ...

, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Russia

Anna, Voronezh Oblast Anna () is an urban locality (urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Anninsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list o ...

, an urban locality in Voronezh Oblast *

Anna, Russia Anna () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and ...

, a list of inhabited localities

United States

Anna, Arkansas Anna is an extinct town in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississipp ...

Anna, Georgia Anna is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Georgia, United States. Geography Anna is located on Georgia Route 200/Damascus Road. Jarvis Road, Hudson Road, Ethridge Road, Pine Hill Road, Collins Lane, Willow Nook Road, Hammil Road, and ...

Anna, Kentucky Anna is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It b ...

Anna, Illinois Anna is the largest city and retail trade center in Union County, Illinois, United States. Located in Southern Illinois, its population was 4,303 at the 2020 United States census, a decline from 5,135 in 2000. It is known for being tied to its cl ...

Anna, Ohio Anna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,470 at the 2020 census. History Pre-historical period The prehistoric Teays River ran through modern-day Anna about 2 million years ago. The Teays river deposited l ...

Anna, Texas Anna is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Collin County, its population was 16,896 at the 2020 U.S. census. History Following the American Civil War, the Houston and Texas Central Railway resumed laying track north from Corsican ...

Lake Anna Lake Anna is one of the largest freshwater inland reservoirs in Virginia, covering an area of , and located south of Washington, D.C., in Louisa and Spotsylvania counties (and partially in Orange County at the northern tip). The lake is easil ...

, Virginia

Other places

Anna River (disambiguation) Anna River may refer to one of the following places in the United States: * Anna River (Michigan) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan * North Anna River in Virginia, tributary of the Pamunkey River * South Anna River in Virginia, tributary of ...

* Anna (Iraq), a former name of Anah in Iraq *

Anna Cave The Anna Cave (also called ''Petőfi Cave'') is a natural limestone cave in Miskolc- Lillafüred, Hungary, near the waterfall. The cave was discovered in 1833, when opening a shaft in the limestone in order to provide the iron furnace at Hámor w ...

, a natural limestone cave in Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary *

Anna, Estonia Anna () is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County, in northern-central Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ...

, a village in Paide Parish, Järva County, Estonia * Anna, Latvia, a village in the Alūksne district, Latvia *

Anna Nagar Anna Nagar (formerly known as Naduvakkarai), is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part o ...

, a neighborhood of Chennai, India ** Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency) ** Anna Nagar (Chennai Suburban Railway), railway station **

Anna Nagar West Anna Nagar West is a township in Chennai, India. It is the western part of Anna Nagar and is one of the most socially active locations in Chennai. The area serves as a major transport and residential hub within the city. It is also connected ...

** Anna Nagar East metro station * Anna Paulowna, a municipality and town in the Netherlands *

Anna Regina Anna Regina is the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana. Anna Regina stands on the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 19 km north of Adventure, and was established as a town in 1970. Its population ...

, the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana *

Anna Salai Anna Salai (), named for C. N. Annadurai, formerly known as St. Thomas Mount Road or simply Mount Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It starts at the Cooum Creek, south of Fort St George, leading in a south-westerly direction towa ...

, an arterial road in Chennai, India * Anna, Valencia, Spain *

Anna Valley Anna Valley is part of the village and parish of Upper Clatford, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The settlement is located approximately south-west of the market town of Andover, Hampshire, Andover. The name 'Anna' derives from the Celtic river 'A ...

, a village in Hampshire, UK

Art and media

Film

* ''Anna'' (1951 film), Italian film directed by Alberto Lattuada * ''Anna'' (1964 film), Indian Malayalam film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan * ''Anna'' (1967 film), French film starring Anna Karina * ''Anna'' (1970 film), Finnish film starring Harriet Andersson * ''Anna'' (1987 film), American film about a Czech actress in New York City * ''Anna'', a 1988 film script-supervised by

Mary Cybulski Mary Cybulski is an American script supervisor and film director, active since the 1980s. She was a script supervisor to the successful films ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), ''Syriana'' (2005), ''Michael Clayton'' (2007), and ''L ...

* ''Anna'' (1994 film), Indian Telugu film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah starring Rajasekhar, Roja and Gauthami * ''Anna'' (2013 film), a psychological thriller that was originally released as ''Mindscape'' * ''Anna'' (2015 Canadian film) * ''Anna'' (2015 Colombian film) * ''Anna'' (2016 film), an Indian film based on the life of Anna Hazare * ''Anna'' (2019 feature film), a French film by Luc Besson * ''Anna'' (2019 short film), a live-action short film * '' Anna: 6–18'', 1993 documentary by Nikita Mikhalkov

Television

* ''Anna'' (German TV series), a 1987 German television series * ''Anna'' (Italian TV series), a 2021 Italian television series * ''Anna'' (South Korean TV series), a 2022 South Korean television series *

Anna (Tamil TV series) ''Anna'' () is an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language television series produced by Rajammal Creations, starring Senthil Kumar and Nithya Ram in the lead roles. The serial is based on the bond between an elder brother and his 4 younger sister ...

, a 2023 Indian Tamil television series

Literature

* ''Anna'' (magazine), a defunct weekly Italian women's fashion magazine * ''Anna'' (Finnish magazine) * ''Anna'', a novel by Niccolò Ammaniti

Music

* Anna Records, early Motown label * ANNA (band), a Ukrainian nu-metal band * ''Anna'' (Anna Waronker album), 2002 * ''Anna'' (The Courteeners album), 2013 * "Anna" (The Cribs song) * " Anna (Go to Him)", a 1962 song by Arthur Alexander, later covered by The Beatles * "Anna", a 2015 song by Will Butler from ''

Policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an or ...

'' * "Anna", a 2011 song by Charlotte Gainsbourg from '' Stage Whisper'' * "Anna", a 1984 song by APO Hiking Society from '' Feet on the Ground'' * "Anna", a 1975 song by Bad Company from '' Straight Shooter'' * "Anna", a 1970 song by

Lucio Battisti Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums from 1969 ...

* "Anna", a song by Toto from ''

The Seventh One ''The Seventh One'' is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Toto. It was released on February 8, 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since ''Toto IV''. The title track, "The Seventh One", is featured only on the Japanese ...

'' * "Anna", a song by Stone Sour from ''

Audio Secrecy ''Audio Secrecy'' is the third studio album by American rock band Stone Sour. It was recorded and produced by the band and Nick Raskulinecz at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. On June 10, the band released a free download of "Mission ...

'' * "Anna – Letmein Letmeout" and "Anna – Lassmichrein Lassmichraus", 1982 songs by Trio

Other arts and media

* For characters named Anna, see

* Anna (''Frozen''), a character in the 2013 Disney animated film ''Frozen'' * ''Anna'' (video game), a 2012 psychological horror game * An early name for

Morgause Morgause ( ) is a popular variant of the figure of the Queen of Orkney, an Arthurian legend character also known by various other names and appearing in different forms of her archetype. She is the mother of Gawain and often also of Mordred, ...

of Arthurian legend * The sister of

Dido Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC. In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (located ...

, Queen of Carthage, in Roman mythology and later literature

Science

Anna (apple) Anna apple is a dual purpose cultivar of domesticated apple that is very early ripening and does well in warm climates.Anna

, a cultivar of domesticated apple * Anna (dog), first survivor of experimental pulmonary bypass surgery * ''Anna'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails * ''Anna'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family
Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...

Vehicles
* ''Anna'' (ship), a 1739 merchant vessel * ''Anna'' (1790 ship) or ''Bombay Anna'', a British East India Company (EIC) ship * ''Anna'' (1793 ship) or ''Bengal Anna'', a British East India Company (EIC) ship *
Anna (1912 automobile) The Anna was an orphaned motor, whose origin and manufacturer are unknown, other than that it was discovered in America. It had two seats and was fitted with what was called a "Democrat" body on an wheelbase. Its water-cooled 2-cylinder engine d ...
, a defunct automobile of unknown origin * , a 1940 Kriegsmarine coastal tanker

Other uses
* , a Japanese era from 968 to 970 *
Anna University Anna University is a public state university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Histor ...
, an engineering university with a number of affiliates in Tamil Nadu, India * Abkhazian Network News Agency, a news agency in the breakaway Abkhazian Republic *
Indian anna An anna (or ānna) was a currency unit formerly used in British India, equal to of a rupee. It was subdivided into four pices or twelve pies (thus there were 192 pies in a rupee). When the rupee was decimalised and subdivided into 100 (ne ...
, a currency unit formerly used in India * Pommes Anna, or Anna potatoes, a classic French potato dish *
Anna (goddess) Anna was the main deity of Kanesh, an Anatolian city which in the Old Assyrian period served as an Assyrian trading colony. Multiple possibilities regarding her origin have been considered by researchers. A temple, festivals and clergy dedicate ...
, the main deity in Old Assyrian Kanesh *ANNA, Association of Association of national numbering agencies

See also
* , including many people with forename Anna * * Ana (disambiguation) *
Anni (disambiguation) Anni may refer to: People * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Daulter, American cookbook writer * Anni Dewani (19 ...
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Ann (disambiguation) Ann is a variant of Anne Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include A ...
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Anne (disambiguation) Anne is a feminine (sometimes masculine) given name. Anne may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Anne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode), "Anne" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode), 1998 * Anne (Little Britain), Anne (''Little Britain''), ...
*
Annie (disambiguation) Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films * ...
*
Annah (disambiguation) Annah may refer to: People with the given name *Annah Faulkner, Australian novelist *Annah Gela, South African politician *Annah Mac, New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer and musician *Annah May Soule, American academic *Annah Robinson Watson, ...
*
Annayya (disambiguation) Annayya () may refer to these in Indian cinema: * ''Annayya'' (2000 film), a Telugu film directed by Mutyala Subbayya * ''Annayya'' (1993 film), a Kannada film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu * Annayya (cinematographer), on films such as '' Mahak ...
*
Anya Anya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries. Origins and variant forms * Anya (Аня) is a Russian diminutive of Anna. * Ania is the spelling in Polish ...
, a given name *
Hannah (name) Hannah, also spelled Hanna (given name), Hanna, Hana (name), Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the Semitic root, root ''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace". ''A Dictionary of First Names'' att ...
, a given name *
Santa Ana (disambiguation) Santa Ana or Santa Anna may refer to: People * Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary * Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden or St. Anna (c. 1001–1050), daughter of Olaf, King of Sweden * Benito Fernández de Santa Ana (1707–1761), Spanish missio ...
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