diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
form of
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)
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. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.Antje at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
Antje Buschschulte
Antje Buschschulte (born 27 December 1978 in Berlin) is a former German swimmer. Her best disciplines were the short distance backstroke and freestyle races. Buschschulte swam for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. She participated in Olympic Games ...
(born 1978), German swimmer
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Antje Duvekot
Antje Duvekot ( ; born 1974) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds three top songwriting awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition's Best New Folk Award, Boston Music Award for Outstanding ...
(born 1976), singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts
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Antje Danielson
Zipcar is an American car-sharing company and a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group. Zipcar provides vehicle reservations to its members, billable by the minute, hour or day; members may have to pay a monthly or annual membership fee in addition to ...
(born 1957), German-born American geochemist, co-founder of Zipcar
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Antje Frank
Antje Frank (born 5 June 1968 in Süderholz, Bartmannshagen) is a German rower.
References
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1968 births
Living people
German female rowers
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic rowe ...
(born 1968), German rower
* (1951–1993), German television presenter
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Antje Gleichfeld
Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch on 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner.
Biography
Gleichfeld's father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. A ...
(born 1938), German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres
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Antje Harvey
Antje Harvey (born May 10, 1967 in Magdeburg, as Antje Misersky) is a former German cross-country skier and biathlete.
She began her career as cross country skier and was a member of the East German team that won the 4 × 5 km bronze medal a ...
(born 1967), German cross country skier and biathlete
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Antje Huber
Antje Huber (23 May 1924 – 30 September 2015) was a German politician who was the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health from 1976 to 1982.Antje Jackelén (born 1955), Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala
* (born 1945), German medical doctor and TV presenter of health related programs
* Antje Angela Malestein (born 1993), Dutch handball player
* Antje Geertje "Ans" Markus (born 1947), Dutch painter
* Antje Möldner-Schmidt (born 1984), German middle-distance runner
* Antje Nikola Mönning (born 1978), German actress
* Antje Paarlberg (1808–1885), Dutch emigrant to the United States, inspiration for the novel "So Big"
* Antje Elisabeth "Anne" van Schuppen (born 1960), Dutch long-distance runner
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Antje Stille
Antje Stille (born 8 September 1961) is a retired German swimmer. In February–March 1976 she set two world records in the 200 m backstroke. Later that year she competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events and f ...
(born 1961), East German swimmer
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Antje Rávic Strubel
Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.Antje Traue
Antje Traue (; born 18 January 1981) is a German actress. She appeared in her first English-language role for the film ''Pandorum''. Internationally, she is best known for her portrayal of the villain Faora in the 2013 Superman movie '' Man of S ...
(born 1981), German actress
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Antje Vollmer
Antje Vollmer (born 31 May 1943) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. From 1994 to 2005, she was one of the vice presidents of the German parliament, the ''Bundestag''.
Education and early career
Vollmer was born in Lübbeck ...
(born 1943), German Green Party politician
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Antje Vowinckel
Antje Vowinckel (born December 14, 1964) is a Berlin-based German sound artist, radio artist, and musician.
Early life
Vowinckel was born in Hagen. She had flute, guitar, and piano lessons as a child, later playing the flute in a student orches ...
(born 1964), German radio artist and musician
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Antje Weithaas
Antje Weithaas (born 1966) is a German classical violinist. Apart from solo recitals and chamber music performances, she has played with leading orchestras in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Career
Born in Guben, Weithaas studied at the H ...
(born 1966), German classical violinist
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Antje Zöllkau
Antje Zöllkau (née Kempe, born 22 June 1963) is a German former javelin thrower who represented East Germany. The 1982 European silver medallist, her best javelin throw of 72.16 metres in 1984, ranks her in the world all-time top 10 for the P ...
(born 1963), East German javelin thrower
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Frau Antje
Frau Antje is a Dutch character used in the advertising of cheese (and other dairy products). "Frau" is German for "Ms.", and "Antje" is a first name that is as acceptable in German as it is in Dutch: the character was created specifically for the ...
, fictional Dutch character used in the advertising of Dutch cheese in Germany
See also
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Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...