Annakin or Anakin is a given name and surname of Germanic origin. The name means "son of Anno" or “Son of the Eagle”. Anno is a variant of the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

given name "

Arno The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a s ...

" which means Eagle. Notable people with the surname include: *

Chris Annakin Chris Annakin (born 30 January 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship. He has played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, and spent time on loan f ...

(born 1991), British rugby league footballer * Doug Anakin (1930–2020), Canadian bobsleigher * Ethel Annakin, the birth name of

Ethel Snowden Ethel Snowden, Viscountess Snowden (born Ethel Annakin; 8 September 1881 – 22 February 1951), was a British socialist, human rights activist, and feminist politician. From a middle-class background, she became a Christian Socialist throu ...

(1881–1951), British socialist, human rights activist, and feminist politician *

Ken Annakin Kenneth Cooper Annakin, Order of the British Empire, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an England, English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was notice ...

(1914–2009), British film director

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