Anica () is a female
given name
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used among
Romanians
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,
Serbs
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,
Slovenes
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,
Croats
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, etc. It is derived from
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654)
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...
. A regional variant of this name is Ance (Lithuanian), and it is closely related to the names
Anicka,
Anika and
Anka. Notable people with the name include:
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Anica Bošković (1714–1804), Ragusan writer
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Anica Černej (1900–1944), Slovene author and poet
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Anica Dobra
Anica Dobra ( sr-Cyrl, Аница Добра; born 3 June 1963) is a Serbian film and theatre actress.
Early life and education
Dobra was born on 3 June 1963, in Belgrade, where she completed primary education before moving to Frankfurt on Ma ...
(born 1963), Serbian film actress
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Anica Kovač née Martinović, Croatian model, Miss Croatia 1995
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Anica Neto
Anica Manuel João Neto a.k.a. Nequita (born December 27, 1972) is a former Angolan handball player. Neto was a member of the Angola women's handball team and represented her country in three different Olympic tournaments, namely in 1996, 2000 an ...
(born 1972), Angolan handball player
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Anica Nonveiller (born 1957), Serbian-born Canadian journalist, writer and producer
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Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953), Serbian writer, classical philologist and translator
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Anica Mrose Rissi, American author
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