Anis ( ar, أنيس) is a masculine given name. The meaning of the name Anis is "genial" or "close friend".
People
In arts
* Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as
Bushido
is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. There are multiple bushido types which evolved significantly through history. Contemporary forms of bushido are still used in the social and economic organization of Japan. ...
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Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
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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 2005, 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 (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 studied ...
(1939–2010), poet
* Anis Shimada, lead singer of the Japanese band
Monoral
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Mir Babar Ali Anis (1802–1874), Urdu poet from northern India
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 Asian ...
(born 1973), field hockey player
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Anis Ananenka
Anis Viktaravich Ananenka ( be, Аніс Ананенка; born 29 November 1985, in Zhlobin) is a Belarusian middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 800 metres.
Doping
In July 2015 Ananenka was banned from ...
(born 1985), Belarusian middle-distance runner
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Anis Ayari
Anis Ayari ( ar, أنيس العياري; born February 16, 1982) is a Tunisian former footballer. He last played for Étoile du Sahel.
Club career
Ayari debuted as a player with Stade Tunisien in March 2002, playing both defence and midfield. ...
(born 1982), Tunisian footballer
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Anis Boussaïdi
Anis Boussaïdi (born 10 April 1981) is a former Tunisian footballer.
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 2007/08 season, who w ...
(born 1981), Tunisian footballer
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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)
*3 ...
(born 1979), Moroccan athlete
In other fields
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Anis Ahmad (born 1944), social scientist, educationist and professor
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Anis Ahmed (military officer) (born 1947), military officer
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Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
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Anis Kaimkhani, politician
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Anis al-Naqqash (born 1951), Lebanese political analyst
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Mohammed Mohiedin Anis, Syrian car collector
Other uses
* , 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''. Oxf ...
* A short form of
Anisette, anise-flavored liqueur
See also
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Anisa (disambiguation) or Anieca, female forms of the name
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Anisur Rahman (disambiguation) Anisur Rahman ( ar, انیس الرحمن ) 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), ...
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Arabic masculine given names