Anneli is a female given name common in Finland,

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, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the 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 1221) ...

. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.

Notable people

Some notable people who have this name include: * Anneli Alderton, English murder victim *

Anneli Alhanko Anneli Elisabeth Alhanko Skoglund (born 11 December 1953 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Swedish ballet dancer and actress. She is the daughter of the Finnish consul Erkki Alhanko, who was stationed in Colombia when she was born. From 1971 to 1997 ...

, Swedish ballet dancer and actress *

Anneli Björkling Tuula Anneli Björkling (born 1952) is a Finnish beauty queen who was adjudged Miss International 1973 on 13 October, held at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in Osaka, Japan. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. She is the first Finn to win the title. Bjö ...

, Finnish model * Anneli Drecker, German-Norwegian singer *

Anneli Drummond-Hay Elizabeth Ann Drummond-Hay (4 August 1937 – 31 July 2022), better known as Anneli Drummond-Hay, was a British eventer and show jumper who won the 1961 Burghley Horse Trials riding her horse Merely-a-Monarch. Early life Drummond-Hay was born ...

, English show jumper * Anneli Giske, Norwegian footballer *

Anneli Haaranen Anneli Haaranen (18 February 1934 – 12 December 2020) was a Finnish freestyle and backstroke swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommar ...

(1934–2020), Finnish swimmer *

Anneli Jäätteenmäki Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (born 11 February 1955) is a Finnish politician who was the first female Prime Minister of Finland from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003. From 2004 until 2019, she served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) ...

, the first female Prime Minister of Finland *

Anneli Lambing Anneli Lambing (since 1991 Parts; born 12 November 1968) is an Estonian badminton player. She was born in Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tart ...

(born 1968), Estonian badminton player * Anneli Magnusson, Swedish Eurodance artist better known by her stagename Pandora * Anneli Martini (born 1948), Swedish actress. * Anneli Ott, Estonian politician * Annely Peebo, Estonian opera singer * Anneli Saaristo, Finnish singer and actress *

Anneli Särnblad Anneli Särnblad, born 1968, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002. External links Anneli Särnbladat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the le ...

, Swedish politician

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