anna

The word “anna” means a female given name, a Latinate form related to Ann and Hannah. In plain terms, a common first name, or a small unit of currency once used in colonial India.

“Anna” is pronounced A-nuh (/ˈænə/ in IPA).

Here is “anna” used in a sentence: “Anna studied violin from the age of six.”

Depending on how it is used, “anna” can be a name and a noun.

The word “anna” comes from Hebrew. The name traces to Hebrew Hannah ("grace"); the coin sense comes separately from Hindi ann.

“Anna” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Anna” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a female given name, a Latinate form related to Ann and Hannah.

Yes. Anna is a Latinate form related to the names Ann and Hannah, so the three names belong to the same family. Anna is the form used across many European languages, while Ann and Hannah are more traditional English variants.

The anna was a small historical coin used in British India, worth one-sixteenth of a rupee. That means sixteen annas made up one rupee. The coin is no longer in circulation, so the word now appears mainly in historical contexts.

Anna and Ana are the same given name with different spellings. Anna, with a double n, is the usual form in English, German, Italian, Russian, and many other languages, while Ana is standard in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Neither spelling is more correct; they simply reflect different language traditions.

Capitalize Anna when it is the given name. Written in lowercase, anna refers to the historical Indian coin, and its plural is annas, as in "eight annas made half a rupee." Capitalization is the main cue that distinguishes the name from the coin.