Anneli is a female given name common in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. 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 Anneli Marian Drecker (born 12 February 1969, in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the frontwoman for the dream pop band Bel Canto. Life and career Drecker's father Peter, a German from Bielef ...

, 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 Anneli is a female given name common in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the name Anna (given name), Anna. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given ...

, 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 Anneli Martini (born 21 December 1948) is a Swedish actress. Since 1977, she has appeared in more than thirty films over four decades. Selected filmography References External links * 1948 births Living people People from Malmö ...

(born 1948), Swedish actress. *

Anneli Ott Anneli Ott (born 2 May 1976) is an Estonian politician. She served as Minister of Culture in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She previously served as Minister of Public Administration The Ministry of Public Administration () (abbre ...

, Estonian politician *

Annely Peebo Annely Peebo (born 16 November 1971) is an Estonian operatic mezzo-soprano. She was a co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn. Life and career Annely Peebo gained a diploma for choral conducting and completed vocal studies in oper ...

, Estonian opera singer *

Anneli Saaristo Terttu Anneli Orvokki Saaristo (born 15 February 1949) is a Finnish singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Saaristo was born in Jokioinen. She spent the 1970s perf ...

, 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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