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of feminine given names such as

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) ...

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

, Anne,

Annette Annette may refer to: Film and television * '' Walt Disney Presents: Annette'', 1950s television series * ''Annette'' (film), a 2021 musical film Other * Annette (given name), list of people with the name * Annette Island, Alaska * Tropical Stor ...

, Anita,

Andrea Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

Angela Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Angel ...

Anastasia Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most ...

and other variations. It may refer to:

People

* Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator, first licensed female physician in the southern United States *

Annie Montague Alexander Annie Montague Alexander (29 December 1867 - 10 September 1950) was an explorer, naturalist, paleontological collector, and philanthropist. She founded the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoolo ...

(1867–1950), American philanthropist and paleontological collector * Annie Armstrong (1850–1938), American lay Southern Baptist denominational leader *

Annie Maria Barnes Annie Maria Barnes (pen name, Cousin Annie; May 28, 1857 – unknown) was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and author from South Carolina. At the age of eleven, she wrote an article for the ''Atlanta Constitution'', and at the age of f ...

(1857–?), American journalist, editor, author *

Annie Wall Barnett Annie Wall Barnett (, Annie Carpenter; after first marriage, Annie Carpenter Wall; later, Annie Wall Barnett; September 19, 1859 – September 3/4, 1942) was an American writer, litterateur, and poet. She was considered to be among the leading p ...

(1859-1942), American writer, litterateur, poet *

Annie Skau Berntsen Annie Skau Berntsen (Chinese: 司務道), also known as Sister Annie (29 May 1911 – 26 November 1992) was a Norwegian missionary who served in China and Hong Kong. Biography After training as a nurse, she worked at both the Ullevål Hospital ...

(1911–1992, also known as Sister Annie), Norwegian missionary in China and Hong Kong *

Annie Besant Annie Besant ( Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights activist, educationist, writer, orator, political party member and philanthropist. Regarded as a champion of human f ...

(1847–1933), British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator *

Annie Borckink Anna "Annie" Johanna Geertruida Maria Borckink (born 17 October 1951) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. She won the gold medal in the wome ...

(born 1951), Dutch speed skater * Annie Babbitt Bulyea (1863-1934), Canadian temperance leader *

Annie Cannon Annie Jump Cannon (; December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation o ...

(1863–1941), American astronomer *

Annie Carvosso Annie Carvosso ( Eliza Ann Adams; 18 August 1861 – 20 February 1932) was an English-born Australian activist and social reformer engaged in work for women and children in Queensland. She was associated with many philanthropic movements, as well ...

(1861-1932), British-born Australian activist and social reformer *

Annie Chapman Annie Chapman (born Eliza Ann Smith; 25 September 1840 – 8 September 1888) was the second Jack the Ripper#Canonical five, canonical victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilation, mutilated a min ...

(c. 1841–1888), born Eliza Ann Smith, a victim of Jack the Ripper *

Annie Clark (actress) Andrea Jeanette "Annie" Clark (born June 4, 1992), is a Canadian actress. Career Clark joined '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' in 2009, playing the role of Fiona Coyne; she continued to play Fiona on the show through 2013. In 2013 she starred ...

(born 1992), Canadian actress *Annie Clark (born 1982), American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter known as

St. Vincent Saint Vincent may refer to: People Saints * Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr * Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia * Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305) ...

Annie W. Clark Annie W. Clark (August 21, 1843 – July 3, 1907) was an American social reformer and leader in the temperance movement. She served as president of the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Early life and education Annie Wood Clark was ...

(1843-1907), American social reformer *

Annie McCarer Darlington Annie McCarer Darlington (, Biles; after marriage, Mrs. F. J. Darlington; pen name, Gertrude St. Orme; July 20, 1836 – January 24, 1907) was an American poet. She was a frequest contributor to Cecil County, Maryland periodicals. Darlington di ...

(1836-1907), American poet *

Annie Le Porte Diggs Annie Le Porte Diggs (, Le Porte; February 22, 1853 – September 7, 1916) was a Canadian-born American activist, journalist, author, and librarian. She was the chairman of the delegation from Washington, D.C. for the National People's Party Co ...

(1853–1916), Canadian writer, advocate *

Annie Dookhan Annie Dookhan (born 1977) is an American convicted felon who formerly worked as a chemist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Abuse lab and admitted to falsifying evidence affecting up to 34,000 cases. Early life and education A ...

(born 1977), former crime lab chemist who admitted to falsifying evidence affecting up to 34,000 cases * Annie Duke (born 1965), American poker player *

Annie Easley Annie Jean Easley (April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. She worked for the Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrat ...

(1933–2011), African-American computer scientist, mathematician and rocket scientist *

Annie Ee Yu Lian Annie Ee Yu Lian (余玉莲 Yú Yùlián; – 13 April 2015) was a Singaporean waitress who was cruelly abused for eight months before she died on 13 April 2015 at the age of 26. Ee's abusers were her 31-year-old childhood friend Tan Hui Zhen (� ...

(1988–2015), Singaporean abuse and murder victim *

Annie Ernaux Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer, professor of literature and Nobel laureate. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize ...

(born 1940), French writer * Annie Somers Gilchrist (1841-1912), American writer * Annie Girardot (1931–2011), French actress *

Annie Ryder Gracey Annie Ryder Gracey (, Ryder; pen name, Mrs. J. T. Gracey; November 4, 1836 - February 17, 1908) was an American author and missionary of the long nineteenth century. She wrote two books based on her travels, ''Eminent Missionary Women'' and ''Woma ...

(1836–1908), American writer, missionary *

Annie Haslam Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1947) is an English vocalist, songwriter and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal r ...

(born 1944), UK progressive rock musician and painter * Annie Hawks (1836–1918), American poet, gospel hymnist *

Annie Taylor Hyde Anna Maria Ballantyne "Annie" Taylor Hyde (October 21, 1849 – March 12, 1909) was the founder and first president of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was a women's leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Anna M ...

(1849–1909), American Mormon leader and Utah pioneer *

Annie Laurie Wilson James Annie Laurie Wilson James (born November 5, 1862) was an American journalist. Among other work, she focused on the compilation of horse pedigrees and heredity problems in horses. She was the assistant editor and manager of ''Breeder and Sportsman' ...

(1862–?), American journalist * Annie Kanahele (1896/97–1989), educator and Hawaiiana expert *

Annie May Hurd Karrer Annie May Hurd Karrer (July 28, 1893 in La Conner, Washington – May 15, 1984 in Orange County, Florida) was an American plant physiologist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. Biography Annie May Hurd was born in 189 ...

(born 1893), US plant physiologist *

Annie Chambers Ketchum Annie Chambers Ketchum (religious name, Sister Amabilis; November 8, 1824 – January 27, 1904) was an American educator, lecturer, and writer. She was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and became a Capitular Tertiary of St. Dominic ...

(1824–1904), American educator, lecturer, writer * Annie LeBlanc (born 2004), American actress, singer, and Youtuber * Annie Leibovitz (born 1949), American portrait photographer *

Annie Lennox Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the New wave music, new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician D ...

(born 1954), Scottish singer, vocalist of Eurythmics * Annie Leonard (born 1964), American critic of excessive consumerism *

Annie Londonderry Annie Cohen Kopchovsky (1870 – 11 November 1947), known as Annie Londonderry, was a Jewish Latvian immigrant to the United States who in 1894–95 became the first woman to bicycle around the world. After having completed her travel, she built ...

(1870–1947), Latvian-born American immigrant, first woman to bicycle around the world * Annie Lööf (born 1983), Swedish politician and lawyer *

Annie Mac Annie Mac (born 18 July 1978), is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) ...

(born 1978), Irish DJ and presenter *

Annie Malone Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone (August 9, 1869 – May 10, 1957) was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. She is considered to be one of the first African American women to become a millionaire. In the first three decades of t ...

(1877–1957), African-American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist *

Annie Virginia McCracken Annie Virginia McCracken (, McLaughlin; pen name, Alma Vivian Mylo; October 13, 1868 – 1892 or later) was a pseudonymous American author who wrote short stories for literary magazines. She also founded a magazine, serving as its editor and propr ...

(1686–?), American author * Annie Millwood (died 1888), postulated, but not definitely known to be Jack the Ripper's first victim * Annie Russell Maunder (1868–1947), Northern Irish astronomer and mathematician *

Annie Mumolo Anne Marie Mumolo (born July 10, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer, best known for co-writing the 2011 film ''Bridesmaids'' with Kristen Wiig, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Bes ...

(born 1973), American actress * Annie Murphy (born 1986), Canadian actress *

Annie Murray Annie Cargill Knight (nee Murray; 10 April 1906 - 4 November 1996) was a Scottish nurse in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Knight was the daughter of a tenant farmer and one of eight children. She became active in the Communist Party after she ...

(1906–1996), Scottish nurse * Annie Murray (writer), English writer *

Annie Feray Mutrie Annie Feray Mutrie (6 March 1826 – 28 September 1893) was a British still-life painter. She exhibited regularly and she and her sister Martha were considered the best flower painters in oils. Life Mutrie was born in Ardwick in 1826. She was th ...

(1826–1893), British painter *

Annie Nightingale Annie Avril Nightingale (born 1 April 1940) is an English radio and television broadcaster. She was the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1970, and is its longest-serving presenter. Early life and career Nightingale was born in Osterley ...

(born 1940), British radio broadcaster * Annie Oakley (1860–1926), American sharpshooter *

Annie Palmen Annie Palmen (born Anna Maria Palmen; 19 August 1926 – 15 January 2000) was a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Palmen was born in IJmuiden. She started her career singing wi ...

(1926–2000), Dutch singer *

Annie Parisse Anne Marie Cancelmi (born July 31, 1975), known professionally as Annie Parisse, is an American actress. She portrayed Alexandra Borgia on the drama series '' Law & Order''. Parisse has also starred as Julia Snyder on the soap opera ''As the W ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray, GBE (''née'' Cass; 4 June 1860 – 15 April 1932) was an English society hostess, suffragist and philanthropist. She was nicknamed the "Fairy Godmother of Nursing" due to her financial patronage of the Royal ...

(1860–1931), English suffragist and philanthropist *

Annie Fitzgerald Stephens Annie Elizabeth Fitzgerald Stephens (December 23, 1844 – February 17, 1934) was an American landowner, businesswoman, and political activist. She was born to a prominent planting family in Clayton County, Georgia and grew up on the family plan ...

(1844–1934), American landowner *

Annie Stevens Perkins Annie Stevens Perkins (, Stevens; after first marriage, Perkins; after second marriage, Jackson; April 12, 1868 – May 22, 1946) was an American writer. Her works include, ''Thoughts of Peace'', ''Appointed Paths'', and ''Book of Poems'', as wel ...

(1868–?), American writer * Annie Potts (born 1952), American actress * Annie Proulx (born 1935), American novelist, short story writer and journalist * Annie Qu, Chinese statistician *

Annie M.G. Schmidt Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered o ...

(1911–1995), Dutch writer * Annie St-Pierre, Canadian film director and producer *Annie or

Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.Herrmann, Dorothy. ''Helen Keller: A Life'', Alfred ...

(1866–1936), American teacher, best known as the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller *

Annie Swynnerton Annie Louisa Swynnerton, ARA ( Robinson; 26 February 1844 – 24 October 1933) was a British painter best known for her portrait and symbolist works. She studied at Manchester School of Art and at the Académie Julian, before basing herself in ...

(1844–1933), English painter *

Annie Edson Taylor Anna "Annie" Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her motives were financial but ...

(1838–1921), American schoolteacher, first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel * Annie Royle Taylor (1855–1922), British evangelist to China and Tibetan explorer * Annie Thompson (1845–1913), wife of John Thompson, fourth prime minister of Canada * Annie Caroline Pontifex Toorop (1891–1955), Dutch painter and lithographer * Annie Russell Wall (1859-1942), American author *

Annie Walsh Annie Walsh (fl. 1870–1880), known under the pseudonym Battle Annie, was an American outlaw and member of the Gopher Gang. A well-known outlaw figure described in the press as "The Queen of Hell's Kitchen" and "the most feared brick hurler of h ...

(), American gangster also known as "Battle Annie" *

Annie Wersching Annie Wersching (March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023) was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as Renee Walker in '' 24'', Julia Brasher in '' Bosch'', and Emma Whitmore in '' Timeless'', as well as the voice and performan ...

(born 1977), American actress * Annie Williams (disambiguation) * Annie Williams (suffragette) (c. 1860–1943), British women's rights activist *

Annie Leong Wai Mun Anthony Ler Wee Teang ( – 13 December 2002) was a Singaporean convicted murderer who Contract killing, hired a youth to murder his wife, 30-year-old real-estate agent Annie Leong Wai Mun, who was in the midst of a divorce with him. Ler's moti ...

(1971–2001), better known as

Annie Leong Anthony Ler Wee Teang ( – 13 December 2002) was a Singaporean convicted murderer who Contract killing, hired a youth to murder his wife, 30-year-old real-estate agent Annie Leong Wai Mun, who was in the midst of a divorce with him. Ler's moti ...

, Singaporean murder victim.

Fictional characters

* The title character of the comic strip ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...

'', also in plays and movies * Annie Brackett, in the movie ''

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

'' (1978) by John Carpenter and in the remake ''

'' (2007) by

Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and voice actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have be ...

* Annie Edison, in the NBC sitcom ''

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

'', played by Alison Brie * The titular character of the 1977 American romantic comedy film '' Annie Hall'', played by Diane Keaton * Annie January, a main character in ''

The Boys Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen * ''Boys'' ( ...

'' * Annie Landsberg, a main character in ''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * ' ...

'' * Annie Leonhardt, an antagonist of the manga and anime ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' * Annie Preston, a character from the CBS sitcom '' The New Dick Van Dyke Show''. *

Annie Sawyer Anna Clare "Annie" Sawyer is a fictional character in the comedy-drama television series '' Being Human'', portrayed by Lenora Crichlow. The female lead for the duration of the show's first four series, Crichlow appears as Annie in thirty-one epi ...

, a protagonist of the British television series '' Being Human'' * Annie Scrambler, a character from the TV series '' The Electric Company'' * Annie Wainwright, in the BBC school drama ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...

'' * Annie Wilkes, in the novel '' Misery'' by

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

and in the film '' Misery'' * Annie, the protagonist of the American animated television series ''

Little Einsteins ''Little Einsteins'' is an American animated children's television series based on the Baby Einstein line of videos. It was produced by The Baby Einstein Company (which, at the time, was owned by Disney) and animated by Curious Pictures. The ser ...

'' * Annie Onion, in the animated Christian direct-to-video series VeggieTales * Annie and Clarabel, coaches in ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' * Annie, in the

Magic Tree House series ''Magic Tree House'' is an American series of children's books written by the American author Mary Pope Osborne. The original American series was illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca until 2016, after which AG Ford took over . Other illustrators ...

of children's books * Annie, a minor character in the horror film ''

Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. ...

'' (1980). * Annie, the Dark Child, a playable champion in the multiplayer online battle arena video game '' League of Legends'' * Annie, a shopkeeper from '' Splatoon'' * Annie, the main character in ''

Bridesmaids (2011 film) ''Bridesmaids'' is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Paul Feig, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie, who suffers a series of misfortunes after ...

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