Anna
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- "Ann" redirects here. For abbreviations, see ANN.
Anna can refer to a variety of people, objects, and ideas.
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[edit] Name
- Anne is a family surname in state of Andhra Pradesh,a state in southern India.
- Hanne, Hanna, and Hannah are female given names.
- C. N. Annadurai is referred to as Anna by his followers.
- Anneliese is a combination of Anne and Elizabeth
[edit] Variants
There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Anna, and others which are derived from the name Anna.
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[edit] People
There are a number of people whose first name and the most significant name was Anna or Anne:
- Anna, the sister of Dido in Roman mythology and later literature
- Anna, an alternate name for Morgause of Arthurian legend
- Anna (Bible), from the Gospel of Luke 2:36, a "prophetess", "daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher"
- Anna of East Anglia, a king of East Anglia
- Queen Anne, name of numerous queens
- Anne, Princess Royal, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
[edit] Saint Anna
The form "Saint Anna" (Santa Ana in Spanish, sometimes Santana (disambiguation)) is also used in names, for example for Antonio López de Santa Anna, a Mexican soldier-statesman.
- Saint Anne (or Santa Ana), known by tradition as the mother of The Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus
[edit] Pseudonyms
- Anna, the codename of Alfred Frenzel, a Czechoslovakian spy
- Annadurai, famous South Indian leader
[edit] Fictional characters
- Anna or Ti'ana, a fictional character in the Myst games
- Anna (Mister God), the main character in the book Mister God, This Is Anna by Fynn
- Anna Karenina, the main character of the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
- Anne (Little Britain) of Little Britain
- Anne Shirley, the main character of the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery.
- Buffy Anne Summers, central character of TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She makes use of her middle name as a pseudonym in the episode "Anne" and gives the alias to another girl who becomes known as Anne Steele.
- Anna Kyoyama, a character in Shaman King
[edit] Groups
- Anna or Arabana tribe, Australian Aborigines
[edit] Places
- Anna, Estonia, a village in Paide Commune, Järva County, Estonia
- Anna, Voronezh Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Voronezh Oblast, Russia
- Anna, Primorsky Krai, a village (selo) in Primorsky Krai, Russia
- Anna, Valencia, a municipality in Canal de Navarrés, Valencia, Spain
- Anna, Illinois, a city in Union County, Illinois, United States
- Anna, Ohio, a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States
[edit] Objects
- Anna (1912 automobile), a defunct automobile of unknown origin
- Indian anna, an old Indian currency unit, and a coin - 16 Annas = 1 Rupee
- Anna (era) (安和 An'na?), a Japanese era spanning the years from 968 to 970
- Pommes Anna, a casserole of sliced potatoes cooked in butter
- Anna (dog), the only animal with a portrait at Johns Hopkins University
[edit] Entertainment
- Anna (1951 film), a 1952 Alberto Lattuada movie with Silvana Mangano, the first Italian film dubbed in English language after World War II
- Anna (film), a 1987 film
- Anna (Go to Him), a song originally composed and recorded in 1962 by R&B singer Arthur Alexander, then covered by The Beatles
- Anna (song), a song from Bad Company's 1975 album Straight Shooter (album)
- Anna (magazine), a Finnish women's magazine published by Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet
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