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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, 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 (1386–1416) * Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (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. She was the eldest daughter of Albert of Austria, the future Emperor-El ...

(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 (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, a cadastral district in South Australia

Iran

* Anna, Fars, 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, an ...

, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Russia

Anna, Voronezh Oblast Anna (russian: Анна) 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 List of transcontinental countries, tran ...

, an urban locality in Voronezh Oblast * Anna, Russia, a list of inhabited localities

United States

* Anna, Arkansas * Anna, Georgia * Anna, Kentucky * Anna, Illinois * Anna, Ohio * Anna, Texas * Lake Anna, Virginia

Other places

* Anna, Estonia, a village in Paide Parish, Järva County, Estonia * Anna (Iraq), 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 Anna () is a municipality in Spain, located within Canal de Navarrés which is an administrative subdivision (called a ''comarca'') in the Province of Valencia. That province is in the middle of the autonomous Valencian Community The Valen ...

, 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 wi ...

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

Anna River (disambiguation) Anna River may refer to: * Anna River (Michigan) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan * North Anna River in Virginia, tributary of the Pamunkey River * South Anna River The South Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about long ...

* Anna Valley, 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, 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 * ''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'' * "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 * "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''

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 of Arthurian legend * The sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Roman mythology and later literature

Science

* Anna (apple), 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

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, 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, a currency unit formerly used in India * Pommes Anna, or Anna potatoes, a classic French potato dish * Anna (goddess), the main deity in Old Assyrian Kanesh