Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

female given name

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...

. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include

Annie 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 (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th
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entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France ( Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (

Lord Anne Hamilton Lord Anne Hamilton (12 October 1709 – 25 December 1748) was a Scottish nobleman. He is said to have married the richest woman in the UK and they had a child. Early life Hamilton was born at St. James's Square, London, the third son of Lieute ...

). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: .

As a feminine name

Anne

* Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary *

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as ...

(1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and Great Britain (1707–14) * Queen consorts, in alphabetical order: ** Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) **

Anne Neville Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Ric ...

(1456–1485), wife of King Richard III of England ** Anne of Brittany (1477–1514), Breton ruler, wife of both Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France **

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...

(c. 1501/1507–1536), second wife of King Henry VIII of England **

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke o ...

(1515–1557), fourth wife of King Henry VIII **

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...

(1574–1619), wife of King James VI and I of Scotland, England, and Ireland, **

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 un ...

(1601–1666), wife of Louis XIII of France, Regent of France **

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (26 June 1575 – 8 April 1612) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612 as the first spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark. Life Anne Catherine was born in Halle (Saale) and raised in Wolmirstedt. Her pa ...

(1575–1612), wife of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway **

Anne Marie d'Orléans Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. She served as regent of Savoy during the absence of her spouse in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession. ...

(1669–1728), wife of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia **

Anne of Romania Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma (18 September 1923 – 1 August 2016) was the wife of King Michael I of Romania. Michael abdicated the throne in 1947, and he and Anne married the next year. Nonethel ...

(1923–2016), wife of King Michael I of Romania **

Anne-Marie of Greece Anne-Marie, ( el, Άννα-Μαρία ; born 30 August 1946) is a Greek and Danish royal who was the last Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973 as the wife of King Constantine II. The Greek monarchy was abolished with the 1974 Greek Republic Ref ...

(born 1948), Queen of Greece, wife of King Constantine II *

Princess Anne (disambiguation) Princess Anne (born 1950) is the daughter of late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Princess Anne may also refer to: British royals * Anne Neville (1456–1485), Princess of Wales (1470–1471) as daughter-in-law of Henry VI * Anne of ...

, including: **

Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony Anne of Denmark ( Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was renow ...

(1532–1585), Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg **

Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. She was the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first heredi ...

(1709–1759), daughter of King George II, wife of William IV, Prince of Orange ** Anne of Orléans (1906–1986), Princess of France ** Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1938), wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria **

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of ...

(born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II *

Anne Abayasekara Annette Aurelia Abayasekara (1925 - 4 January, 2015) was a Sri Lankan journalist. She is considered the country's first female staff journalist, having started her career in 1947. Biography Abayasekara was educated at Ladies College, Colombo. W ...

(1925–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist *

Anne Applebaum Anne Elizabeth Applebaum (born July 25, 1964) is an American journalist and historian. She has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She has worked at ''The Econ ...

(born 1964), American journalist * Anne Archer (born 1947), American actress *

Anne Askew Anne Askew (sometimes spelled Ayscough or Ascue) married name Anne Kyme, (152116 July 1546) was an English writer, poet, and Anabaptist preacher who was condemned as a heretic during the reign of Henry VIII of England. She and Margaret Cheyne ...

(1521–1546), English writer, poet, and Protestant martyr *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two ...

(1931–2005), American actress * Anne Baxter (1923–1985), American actress * Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 1977), Norwegian singer-songwriter, known as "Annie" * Anne Berthelot (born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies * Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie (born 1954), Norwegian writer and psalmist *

Anne Bonny Anne Bonny (8 March 1697 – disappeared April 1721), sometimes Anne Bonney, was an Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. What little that is known of her life comes largely from Capta ...

(1702–1782?), Irish pirate *

Anne Bosworth Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke (September 29, 1868 – May 15, 1907) was an American mathematician who became the first mathematics professor at what is now the University of Rhode Island, and later became the first female doctoral student of David Hilb ...

(1868–1907), American mathematician *

Anne Bourg Anne Bourg (born 27 April 1987; ) is a Luxembourgish footballer who plays as a defender and formerly appeared for the Luxembourg women's national team. Career Bourg has been capped for the Luxembourg national team, appearing for the team dur ...

(born 1987), Luxembourgish footballer * Anne Bourguignon (born 1950), French actress, filmmaker and political activist known as ''Anémone'' *

Anne Bourlioux Anne Bourlioux is a Canadian mathematician whose research involves the numerical simulation of turbulent combustion. She is a winner of the Richard C. DiPrima Prize, and a professor of mathematics and statistics at the Université de Montréal. ...

, Canadian mathematician and indoor rower *

Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet ( née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in ...

(1612–1672), America's first published poet *

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (born Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish cl ...

(1820–1849), British novelist and poet * Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron (1792–1860), British peer, wife of Lord Byron *

Anne Byrn Anne Byrn (Nashville, Tennessee) is an American cookbook author and the former food editor of ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' and ''The Tennessean''. Biography Anne Byrn graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism ...

(born 1956), American cookbook author *

Anne Carson Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the Unit ...

(born 1950), Canadian poet, essayist, and translator *

Anne Chislett Anne Chislett (born December 22, 1942) is a Canadian playwright. Biography Born and raised in St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Chislett studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Columbia. She taught high ...

(born 1942), Canadian playwright *

Anne Cox Chambers Anne Beau Cox Chambers (December 1, 1919 – January 31, 2020) was an American media proprietor, diplomat, and philanthropist who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981. She co-owned the family company Cox Enterprises, ...

(born 1919), American media proprietor and billionaire * Anne V. Coates (born 1925), British film editor *

Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ...

(born 1963), French actress * Anne Conway (disambiguation), several people * Anne Virginia Culbertson (1857-1918), American writer *

Anne Dacier Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (1647 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholarly method, scholar, translation, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odys ...

(1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics *

Anne Seymour Damer Anne Seymour Damer, ''née'' Conway, (26 October 1748 – 28 May 1828) was an English sculptor. Once described as a 'female genius' by Horace Walpole, she was trained in sculpture by Giuseppe Ceracchi and John Bacon. Influenced by the Enlighten ...

(1749–1828), English sculptor *

Anne Daw Anne Daw is a South Australian advocate for the protection of water resources and prime agricultural land from mining and petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture o ...

, Australian environmental activist *

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (, born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, , was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007. Biograph ...

(born 1960), Belgian choreographer *

Anne Desclos Anne Cécile Desclos (23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel '' Story of O'' (1954). Early life Born ...

(1907–1998), French journalist and novelist *

Anne Diamond Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presently hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon as her co-presenter. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and ''Good ...

(born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster *

Anne Distel Anne Distel (born Anne Dayez on 19 February 1947) is a French honorary general curator of heritage at the Musée d'Orsay and specialist in Impressionist paintings. She curated notable exhibitions such as ''Large monographie Renoir'', ''Cézanne et ...

(born 1947), French curator and art critic *

Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...

(born 1961), American basketball player and coach * Anne Dudek (born 1975), American actress *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genr ...

(born 1956), English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician *

Anne Émond Anne Émond (born 1982) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Early life and education Born in 1982, Anne Émond has lived and worked in Montreal since 2001. In 2005, she completed her undergraduate pr ...

(born 1982), Canadian film director and screenwriter *

Anne Catherine Emmerich Anne Catherine Emmerich (also ''Anna Katharina Emmerick''; 8 September 1774 – 9 February 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinians, Augustinian Canoness Regular of Congregation of Windesheim, Windesheim, mysticism, mystic, Blessed Virgin Mary (R ...

(1774–1824), German nun, mystic and stigmatic *

Anne Fletcher Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films '' Step Up'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008) and '' The Proposal'' (2009). Early life Born Anne Marie Fletcher in Detroit, Mich ...

(born 1966), American choreographer and film director * Anne Stella Fomumbod, Cameroonian women's rights activist *

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...

(born 1959), French film director, screenwriter, and actress * Anne Francine (1917–1999), American actress and cabaret singer * Anne Francis (1930–2011), American actress *

Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Fra ...

(1929–1945), German-Dutch diarist and Holocaust victim *

Anne Geddes Anne Elizabeth Geddes (born 1956) is an Australian-born, New York City-based portrait photographer known primarily for her elaborately-staged photographs of infants. Geddes's books have been published in 83 countries. According to Amazon.com, ...

(born 1956), Australian photographer and businesswoman *

Anne Golon Anne Golon (17 December 1921 – 14 July 2017) was a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon. Her ''Angélique'' novels have reportedly sold 150 million copies worldwide and have inspired multiple adaptations. ...

(born 1921), French author * Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet, author * Anne Haney (1934–2001), American actress *

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2 ...

(1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare *

(born 1982), American actress *

Anne Hébert Anne Hébert (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry. Early life Hébe ...

(1916–2000) Canadian author and poet * Anne Heche (1969–2022), American actress * Anne Heggtveit (born 1939), Canadian alpine skier *

Anne Henning Anne Elizabeth Henning (born September 6, 1955) is a retired American speed skater. She grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and started in short track speed skating, but then, like many short track speed skaters before and after her, switched to lo ...

(born 1955), American speed skater *

Anne Hidalgo Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party. Hidalgo served as First Deputy Mayor of Paris ...

(born 1959), French politician, Mayor of Paris *

Anne Holt Anne Holt (born 16 November 1958) is a Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice. Early life She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978. Holt graduated with a law degree from the Universit ...

(born 1958), Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice * Anne Hugon (born 1965), French historian and Africanist *

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her ...

(1591–1643), American religious

dissenter A dissenter (from the Latin ''dissentire'', "to disagree") is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Usage in Christianity Dissent from the Anglican church In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...

Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created ...

(1637–1671), Duchess of York *

Anne Jackson Anne Jackson (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016); retrieved April 16, 2016Archivedfrom the original on April 16, 2016. was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-sta ...

(1925–2016), American actress *

Anne Jeffreys Anne Jeffreys (born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael; January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She was noted as the female lead in the 1950s TV series '' Topper''. Career Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichae ...

(born 1923), American actress and singer * Anne Judkins (born 1964), New Zealand race walker *

Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong (born 16 September 1983) is a retired British tennis player. During her career, she won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved on 23 Febru ...

(born 1983), British tennis player *

Anne Kirkbride Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014. For this role, she posthu ...

(1954–2015), English soap actress *

Anne Kremer Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. Anne won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 29 July 2002, she achieved her best WTA ranking of world No. 18. Anne completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxe ...

(born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player *

Anne Osborn Krueger Anne Osborn Krueger (; born February 12, 1934) is an American economist. She was the World Bank Chief Economist from 1982 to 1986, and the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2001 to 2006. She is currently ...

(born 1934), American economist, deputy director of the IMF *