Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew

Hannah Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...

, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author

Anne de Vries Anne de Vries (22 May 1904 – 29 November 1964) was a Dutch teacher and writer, particularly famous in the Netherlands for his novels of regional life. Born in the village of Kloosterveen near Assen, de Vries married Alida Gerdina van Wermeske ...

). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th
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Anne de Montmorency Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. Early lif ...

) 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 Lieutena ...

). 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 According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (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 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) ** Anne Neville (1456–1485), wife of King Richard III of England **

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France ...

(1477–1514), Breton ruler, wife of both Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France ** Anne Boleyn (c. 1501/1507–1536), second wife of King Henry VIII of England ** Anne of Cleves (1515–1557), fourth wife of King Henry VIII ** Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of King James VI and I of Scotland, England, and Ireland, ** Anne of Austria (1601–1666), wife of Louis XIII of France, Regent of France ** Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575–1612), wife of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway ** Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669–1728), wife of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia ** Anne of Romania (1923–2016), wife of King Michael I of Romania ** Anne-Marie of Greece (born 1948), Queen of Greece, wife of King Constantine II * Princess Anne (disambiguation), including: ** Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1532–1585), Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg ** Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (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 (born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II * Anne Abayasekara (1925–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Anne Applebaum (born 1964), American journalist *

Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut ''The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in ''Cancel My Reservation'' (1 ...

(born 1947), American actress * Anne Askew (1521–1546), English writer, poet, and Protestant martyr * Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), American actress *

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. A granddaughter of Fra ...

(1923–1985), American actress *

Anne Lilia Berge Strand Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 21 November 1977), known professionally as Annie, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. She began her recording career in 1999 with the underground hit single " The Greatest Hit" and gained int ...

(born 1977), Norwegian singer-songwriter, known as "Annie" *

Anne Berthelot Anne Berthelot (born 1 November 1957) is a French professor of Medieval French literature and studies. She is currently teaching at the University of Connecticut since 1990. Career Anne Berthelot is an since 1980, and a graduate of the École ...

(born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies *

Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie (born 2 July 1954) is a Norwegian writer and psalmist. She has worked extensively with South Sami church life and has written books and hymns in South Sami. She is married to the priest and psalmist Bierna Bientie. Anne- ...

(born 1954), Norwegian writer and psalmist * Anne Bonny (1702–1782?), Irish pirate * Anne Bosworth (1868–1907), American mathematician * Anne Bourg (born 1987), Luxembourgish footballer *

Anne Bourguignon Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...

(born 1950), French actress, filmmaker and political activist known as ''Anémone'' * Anne Bourlioux, Canadian mathematician and indoor rower * Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672), America's first published poet * Anne Brontë (1820–1849), British novelist and poet *

Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (''née'' Milbanke; 17 May 1792 – 16 May 1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was wife of poet George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byro ...

(1792–1860), British peer, wife of Lord Byron * Anne Byrn (born 1956), American cookbook author * Anne Carson (born 1950), Canadian poet, essayist, and translator * Anne Chislett (born 1942), Canadian playwright * Anne Cox Chambers (born 1919), American media proprietor and billionaire *

Anne V. Coates Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film ''Lawrence of Arabia'' in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. C ...

(born 1925), British film editor * Anne Consigny (born 1963), French actress *

Anne Conway (disambiguation) Anne Conway may refer to: *Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828), née Conway, English sculptor *Anne C. Conway Anne C. Conway (born July 30, 1950) is an American lawyer and Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

, several people *

Anne Virginia Culbertson Anne Virginia Culbertson (November 16, 1857 – December 7, 1918) was an American writer, known chiefly as the author of dialect poems, and as a public reader of her own productions. Culbertson attempted numerous dialects; however, her work was no ...

(1857-1918), American writer * Anne Dacier (1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics * Anne Seymour Damer (1749–1828), English sculptor * Anne Daw, Australian environmental activist * Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (born 1960), Belgian choreographer * Anne Desclos (1907–1998), French journalist and novelist * Anne Diamond (born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster * Anne Distel (born 1947), French curator and art critic * Anne Donovan (born 1961), American basketball player and coach *

Anne Dudek Anne Louise Dudek (born March 22, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film ''White Chicks'', Danielle Brookson in the USA Network television series ''Covert Affairs'', Dr. Amber Volakis on the Fox ...

(born 1975), American actress * Anne Dudley (born 1956), English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician * Anne Émond (born 1982), Canadian film director and screenwriter * Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824), German nun, mystic and stigmatic * Anne Fletcher (born 1966), American choreographer and film director *

Anne Stella Fomumbod Anne Stella Fomumbod is a Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west ...

, Cameroonian women's rights activist * Anne Fontaine (born 1959), French film director, screenwriter, and actress *

Anne Francine Anne Hollingshead Francine (August 8, 1917 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress and cabaret singer. Biography Francine was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Philadelphia socialite parents Albert and Emilie Francine. She was raised on ...

(1917–1999), American actress and cabaret singer *

Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...

(1930–2011), American actress * Anne Frank (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 (born 1921), French author *

Anne Grant Anne Grant often styled Mrs Anne Grant of Laggan (21 February 1755 – 7 November 1838) was a Scottish poet and author best known for her collection of mostly biographical poems ''Memoirs of an American Lady'' as well as her earlier work ''Letter ...

(1755–1838), Scottish poet, author *

Anne Haney Anne Ryan Haney ( Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Liar Liar'', as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom ''Mama's Family''. Early yea ...

(1934–2001), American actress * Anne Hathaway (1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare * Anne Hathaway (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 Héb ...

(1916–2000) Canadian author and poet *

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ...

(1969–2022), American actress *

Anne Heggtveit Anne Heggtveit, (born January 11, 1939) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in 1960. Early years Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Heggtveit was raised in New Edinburgh, one of the ol ...

(born 1939), Canadian alpine skier * Anne Henning (born 1955), American speed skater * Anne Hidalgo (born 1959), French politician, Mayor of Paris * Anne Holt (born 1958), Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice *

Anne Hugon Anne Hugon (born 1965) is a French historian specialising in the history of African exploration. Career Anne Hugon has worked for several years on the history of European exploration of Africa. She taught at the University of Lyon II and wro ...

(born 1965), French historian and Africanist * Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643), American religious dissenter * Anne Hyde (1637–1671), Duchess of York * Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress * Anne Jeffreys (born 1923), American actress and singer *

Anne Judkins Anne Maree Judkins (born 1 March 1964) is a retired female track and field athlete from New Zealand who specialised in racewalking. Judkins was born in 1964. Her uncle is Robin Judkins, a retired sports administrator from Christchurch. She rece ...

(born 1964), New Zealand race walker * Anne Keothavong (born 1983), British tennis player * Anne Kirkbride (1954–2015), English soap actress * Anne Kremer (born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player * Anne Osborn Krueger (born 1934), American economist, deputy director of the IMF * Anne Margiste (born 1942), Estonian actress * Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), American author and aviator *

Anne Birgitte Lundholt Anne Birigitte Lundholt (born 11 June 1952) is a member of the Danish Conservative People's Party and businessperson who served in the Danish Government and the Folketing. She was deputy director of the industry organization Textile Industry from ...

(born 1952), Danish politician and businessperson * Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011), American-born Irish science fiction and fantasy writer *

Anne Hazen McFarland Anne Hazen McFarland, M.D. (, McFarland; after first marriage, Cromwell; after second marriage, Sharpe; October 10, 1868 – December 13, 1930) was an American physician and medical journal editor. Early life and education Anne Hazen McFarland wa ...

(1868–1930), American physician, editor * Anne Meara (1929–2005), American actress and comedian * Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627–1693), French memoirist * Anne Murray (born 1945), Canadian singer * Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 1963), German violinist * Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker (1766–1817), French writer and philosopher, known as Madame de Staël * Anne Sofie von Otter (born 1955), Swedish mezzo-soprano *

Anne Parillaud Anne Parillaud (; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film '' La Femme Nikita''. Biography Parillaud was born in Paris. While in ...

(born 1960), French actress * Anne Peichert (born 1996), French singer, songwriter and actress, known as Louane Emera *

Anne Peyroche Anne Peyroche, born Anne Marthe Alice Smal, is a French biologist and geneticist. From October 2017 to January 2018, she acted as interim president of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) until fraud allegations were made. Biograph ...

, French biologist and geneticist * Anne Provoost (born 1964), Flemish author *

Anne Quemere Anne Quemere (born May 19, 1966) is a French sailor and sportswoman. Biography From an early age, she found herself close to the sea on which she sails, as a family living in the Glénan archipelago, on the islands of Groix, Belle-Île, Houat ...

(born 1966), French sailor * Anne Ramsey (1929–1988), American actress * Anne Reid (born 1935), English actress * Anne Revere (1903–1990), American actress * Anne Rice (1941–2021), American author * Anne Royall (1769–1854), American journalist * Anne Schedeen (born 1949), American television actress * Anne Schilling, American mathematician * Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet * Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley (1918–1993), American actress * Anne Smith (disambiguation), several people * Anne Steele (1717–1778), English hymnwriter, essayist * Anne Sullivan (1866–1936), American teacher and companion of Helen Keller * Anne Sweeney (born 1957), American businesswoman, co-chair of Disney Media * Lady Anne Tree (1927–2010), British philanthropist and prison visitor * Anne Tyler (born 1941), American writer and literary critic * Anne Veski (born 1956), Estonian pop singer * Anne Watanabe 渡辺杏 (Anne/杏) (born 1986), Japanese model and actress, known as "Anne" * Anne Winters (actress) (born 1994), American actress * Anne Wizorek (born 1981), German journalist, author and feminist * Anne Wood (singer) (1907–1998), British mezzo-soprano and opera administrator * Anne Wood (born 1937), English children's television producer * Anne Wolden-Ræthinge (1929–2016), Danish biographer, journalist and writer * Anne Woolliams (1926–1999), English artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher.

Ann

* Ann (singer) (born 1991), Taiwanese singer-songwriter *Ann Bancroft (born 1955), American author, teacher, adventurer and public speaker * Ann Bollin (born 1960), American politician * Ann Brashares (1967), American YA author * Ann Cashion, American chef * Ann R. Chaintreuil (born 1947), American architect * Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator * Ann Curry (born 1956), American journalist * Ann Donahue, television writer * Ann Druyan (born 1949), American writer and producer * Ann Dunham (1942–1995), American anthropologist * Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1625–1680), English memoirist and cookery author * Ann Flagg (1924–1970), African-American playwright, stage actress and drama teacher * Ann Flora Froude Flashman (1911–1961), Australian veterinarian * Ann Getty (1941–2020), American philanthropist * Ann Hasseltine Judson (1789–1826), American foreign missionary * Ann E. Kelley (1954–2007), American neuroscientist * Ann Kenrick (born 1958), British charity worker * Ann Lambert (born 1957), Canadian author and playwright * Ann Lamont, American venture capitalist * Ann Landers (1918–2002), pen name of American advice columnist Ruth Crowley and later, Esther Pauline Lederer * Ann Lee (1736–1784), English church leader * Ann Lewis Hamilton, American television producer and writer * Ann-Margret (born 1941), Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer * Ann Marks (1941-2016), British physicist and science communicator * Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American children's author, known best for the ''Baby-sitters Club'' series * Ann McCrory (born 1956), First Lady of North Carolina * Ann Miller (1923–2004), American dancer, singer and actress * Ann Mitchell (born 1939), British stage and television actress * Ann Nardulli (1948–2018), American endocrinologist * Ann Petry (1908–1997), American author and journalist * Ann Putnam Jr. (1679–1716), witness at the Salem Witch Trials * Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), English author and pioneer of the Gothic subgenre * Ann Reinking (1949–2020), American actor, dancer, and choreographer * Ann Richards (1933–2006), American politician * Ann Romney (born 1949), wife of American businessman and politician, Mitt Romney * Ann E. Rondeau, American Navy admiral * Ann Rule (1931–2015), American author * Ann Sarnoff (born ca. 1962), American businesswoman * Ann London Scott (1929–1975), American feminist * Ann Smith (activist) (fl. 1682–1686), English political activist * Ann Eliza Smith (1819–1905), American author * Ann Sothern (1909–2001), American actress * Ann Sullivan (animator) (1929–2020), American animator * Ann Syrdal (1945–2020), American psychologist and researcher * Ann Thongprasom (born 1976), Thai film and television actress, host and producer * Ann Widdecombe (born 1947), British politician, author and television personality * Ann Wilson (born 1950), American musician * Ann Winsborn (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter

As a masculine name

* Anna of East Anglia (died 653/54), king of East Anglia * Anne Bignan (1795–1861), French poet and translator * Anne van der Bijl (born 1928), Dutch Christian missionary * Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (1836–1918), botanist * Anne Claude de Caylus (1692–1765), French antiquarian and proto-archaeologist * Anne Danican Philidor (1681–1728), French musician, composer, founder, Concert Spirituel Tuileries 172–1791 * Lord Anne Hamilton, Anne Hamilton (1709–1748), Scottish nobleman * Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell (1783–1864), French admiral * Anne du Bourg (1521–1559), French magistrate * Anne d'Escars de Givry (1546–1612), French Benedictine cardinal * Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767–1824), French Romantic painter * Anne de Joyeuse (c.1560–1587), French admiral during the French Wars of Religion * Anne Louis Henri de La Fare (1752–1829), French Roman Catholic cardinal and counter-revolutionary *

(1493–1567), constable of France, soldier, statesman, and diplomat * Anne de Noailles (d. 1678), first Duke of Noailles * Anne Poulett (1711–1785), British Member of Parliament * Anne Jean Marie René Savary (1774–1833), French general and diplomat * Anne Hilarion de Tourville (1642–1701), French naval commander, Marshal of France * Anne Sjerp Troelstra (1939–2019), Dutch mathematician and logician * Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727–1781), French economist and statesman * Anne Vermeer (1916–2018), Dutch politician * Anne Vondeling (1916–1979), Dutch politician *

(1904–1964), Dutch writer from Drenthe

Fictional characters

* Ann, in the Story of Seasons video game franchise * Ann, a hunter in the video game ''Identity V'' * Anne Boonchuy, from the American animated TV series ''Amphibia (TV series), Amphibia'' * Anne Brookes, on the American TV sitcom ''The Ropers#Characters, The Ropers'' * Ann Darrow, in the films King Kong (1933), ''King Kong'' (1933) and King Kong (2005), ''King Kong'' (2005) * Anne Elliot, in Jane Austen's ''Persuasion (novel), Persuasion'' * Anne Glass, in the American TV series ''Falling Skies'' *Anne Kirrin, the youngest of the four cousins in Enid Blyton's The Famous Five (novel series), The Famous Five novels * Anne Lester, a survivor in the video game ''Identity V'' * Anne Lewis, in the RoboCop (franchise), ''Robocop'' franchise * Anne Maria, from the Canadian animated TV series ''Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Anne Page, from William Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * Ann Perkins, from the American television series ''Parks and Recreation'' * Anne Shirley, in Lucy Maud Montgomery's ''Anne of Green Gables'' * Ann Takamaki, one of the main characters from video game ''Persona 5'' * Raggedy Ann, rag doll in Johnny Gruelle's books, 1918 onwards * Annie January, Rebecca Anne "Annie" January, one of the main characters in ''The Boys'' franchise

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