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People

Surname and given name

Anna (name) Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the el, Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah ( he, italic=yes, חַנָּה Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace" or "beautiful". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are i ...

Mononym

Anna the Prophetess Anna ( he, חַנָּה, grc, Ἄννα) or Anna the Prophetess is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She app ...

, in the Gospel of Luke *

Anna (wife of Artabasdos) Anna (Greek: Άννα, fl. 715–773) was the wife of Artabasdos, one of two rival Byzantine Emperors in a civil war which lasted from June, 741 to November, 743. The other Emperor was her brother, Constantine V. Family Anna was a daughter of Leo ...

(fl. 715–773) *

Anna (daughter of Boris I) Anna ( bg, Анна; 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 ...

(9th–10th century) *

Anna (Anisia) Anna ( bg, Анна), subsequently known under the religious name Anisia (Анисия), was the first wife of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (r. 1218–1241) and empress consort of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1218 to 1221. She was exiled to a ...

(fl. 1218 to 1221) *

Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje 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 politics of Poland. ...

(1366–1425) *

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

(1386–1416) *

Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania Anna ( lt, 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 (1432–1462) * Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1514) * Anna, Duchess of Prussia (1576–1625) *

Anna of Russia Anna Ioannovna (russian: Анна Иоанновна; ), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Much ...

(1693–1740) *

Anna, Lady Miller Anna, Lady Miller (''née'' 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 ...

(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.

(1783–1857) *

Anna, Lady Barlow The Honourable Anna Maria Heywood, Lady Barlow (1873 – 28 May 1965) was an English welfare reformer and Liberal politician. Education and family Anna Maria Heywood Denman was born in 1873 in Liverpool, the daughter of the Hon. Richard Denman ...

(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 because she was an illegitimate child. From the age of five months to six years, she was kept ...

(1932–1942) *

Anna (singer) Anna Santos (born July 9, 1987), better known by her stage name 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 uses her real name when p ...

(born 1987)

Places

Australia

Hundred of Anna The Hundred of Anna is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia. It contains all or most of the localities of Steinfeld, Annadale and Sandleton and small parts of the localities of Dutton East, Truro and Sedan. It is one of the 16 hund ...

, a cadastral district in South Australia

Iran

Anna, Fars Anna ( fa, عنا, 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, and also called Persia, ...

, a village in Fars Province *

Anna, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Anna ( fa, عنا, 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, ...

, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Russia

* Anna, Voronezh Oblast, an urban locality in Voronezh Oblast *

Anna, Russia Anna (russian: Анна) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Anna, Voronezh Oblast, an urban-type settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of Anninskoye Urban Settlement in Anninsky District of Voro ...

, 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 South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to t ...

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 Re ...

Anna, Kentucky Anna is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illin ...

Anna, Illinois Anna is the largest community and retail trade center in Union County, Illinois, United States. Located in Southern Illinois, its population was 4,442 at the 2010 United States Census, a decline from 5,135 in 2000. It is known for being tied to it ...

Anna, Ohio Anna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census. History Pre-historical period The prehistoric Teays River ran through modern-day Anna about 2 million years ago. The Teays river deposited ...

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 Corsicana an ...

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 easily ...

, Virginia

Other places

Anna, Estonia Anna is a village in Paide (urban municipality), Järva County, in northern-central Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform in Estonia of local governments, it was located in Paide Parish Paide Parish ( et, Paide vald) was a rural mun ...

, a village in Paide Parish, Järva County, Estonia *

Anna (Iraq) Anah or Ana ( ar, عانة, ''ʾĀna'', syr, ܐܢܐ), formerly also known as Anna, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates river, approximately midway between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf. Anah lies from west to east on the right bank ...

, a former name of Anah in Iraq * Anna, Latvia, a village in the

Alūksne District Alūksne district ( lv, Alūksnes rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, from the capital city Riga. The district had international borders with Estonia (border 103.8 km/64 ...

, Latvia * Anna, Valencia, Spain *

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 River (disambiguation) *

Anna Valley Anna Valley is part of the village and parish of Upper Clatford, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The settlement is effectively an outer suburb of Andover, and is located approximately south-west of the town centre. The name 'Anna' derives from the C ...

, a village in Hampshire, UK *

Anna Paulowna Anna Paulowna () is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The former municipality derives its name from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of ...

, 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 w ...

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

Anna Salai Anna Salai (), 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 towards St. Thomas Mount, and end ...

, an arterial road in Chennai, India

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

Literature

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

Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), ...

Music

Anna Records Anna Records was a short-lived record label, known as a forerunner of Motown, founded by sisters Anna and Gwen Gordy and Roquel Billy Davis in 1959 and located in Detroit, Michigan. Gwen Gordy and Davis had written hit songs for Jackie Wilson a ...

, 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) "Anna (Go to Him)", or simply "Anna", is a song written and originally recorded by Arthur Alexander. His version was released as a single by Dot Records on September 17, 1962. A cover version was performed by the Beatles and included on their 196 ...

", 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 organ ...

'' * "Anna", a 2011 song by Charlotte Gainsbourg from ''

Stage Whisper ''Stage Whisper'' is a double album by Charlotte Gainsbourg, released on December 13, 2011. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association The Independent Music Companies Association (I ...

'' * "Anna", a 1984 song by APO Hiking Society from ''

Feet on the Ground Feet on the Ground is the seventh studio album by the Filipino musical trio APO Hiking Society, released in 1984 through Universal Records. The album's cover artwork features an homage to the Beatles album ''Abbey Road ''Abbey Road'' is ...

'' * "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 influential 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 ...

* "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 in 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since ''Toto IV''. The title track, "The Seventh One", is featured only on the Japanese version of th ...

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

Audio Secrecy Audio most commonly refers to sound, as it is transmitted in signal form. It may also refer to: Sound *Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound *Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum *Digital audio, representation of sound ...

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 The Queen of Orkney, today best known as Morgause and also known as Morgawse and other spellings and names, is a character in later Arthurian traditions. In some versions of the legend, including the seminal text ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', she is ...

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 modern Tunisia), in 814 BC. In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (t ...

, 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) Blue baby syndrome can refer to conditions that cause cyanosis, or blueness of the skin, in babies as a result of low oxygen levels in the blood. This term has traditionally been applied to cyanosis as a result of: #Cyanotic heart disease, whi ...
, 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 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 Gesnerioideae), with ...

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 8-foot 4 inch wheelbase. Its water-cooled ...
, 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 Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Chennai. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and was named after C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. History & ...
, an engineering university with a number of affiliates in Tamil Nadu, India *
Abkhazian Network News Agency ANNA News (Analytical Network News Agency) is a Russian pro-Kremlin news agency. The agency's name ANNA used to stand for "Abkhazian Network News Agency"; after the head office moved to Moscow, when registering in Roskomnadzor on September 22, 20 ...
, 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 (old) Paisa or twelve pies (thus there were 192 pies in a rupee). When the rupee was decimalised and subdivided into 10 ...
, a currency unit formerly used in India *
Pommes Anna ''Pommes Anna'', or Anna potatoes, is a classic French dish of sliced, layered potatoes cooked in a very large amount of melted butter. The recipe calls for firm-fleshed potatoes and butter only. Potatoes are peeled and sliced very thin. The slic ...
, 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

See also
* , including many people with forename Anna * *
Anni (disambiguation) Anni may refer to: * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Ani, Armenia * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Swedish female murder vi ...
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Ann (disambiguation) Ann is a variant of Anne, a female given name. Ann may also refer to: Places * Ann, Missouri, historic town in the United States * Ann, Myanmar, town in Rakhine State * Ann (crater), on the Moon * Ånn, village in Jämtland, Sweden * Abbotts ...
*
Anne (disambiguation) Anne is a feminine (sometimes masculine) given name. Anne may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Anne" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode), 1998 * Anne (''Little Britain''), a character in ''Little Britain'' * ''Anne'' (British TV ser ...
*
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 (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer Th ...
* Annah (disambiguation) *
Anya Aanya, Anya or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most cultures especially Indian, and unisex in several African and European countries. Origins and variant forms * Aanya or Anya is an Indian name that means inexhaustible, limitless ...
, a given name *
Hannah (name) Hannah ( he, חַנָּה, hannah) also spelled Hanna, Hana (name), Hana 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'' attr ...
, 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 missionar ...
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