Best-BabyName
Female Name

Ann

ˈæn
Overview

Gender

feminine

Origin

Categories

2020's Grand Slam tennis players
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Arrested Development characters
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
boxers
Caillou characters
child actors
currently out of the US top 1000
Disney characters
ends in -ann
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
78/100
classic140%
mature80%
formal100%
upper class65%
natural100%
wholesome160%
refined120%
simple140%
serious120%

Meaning & Etymology

English and Manx form of Anne 1. In the English-speaking world, both this spelling and Anne have been used since the late Middle Ages. Currently Ann is less popular than Anne (and both are less popular than their relatives Anna and Hannah).

Related Names

ḥanan

Root

Anne

Variants

Anna

Variants

Annette

Diminutives

Annie

Diminutives

Nan

Diminutives

Nance

Diminutives

Nancy

Diminutives

Nanette

Diminutives

Nannie

Diminutives

Nanny

Diminutives

Ana

Other Languages & Cultures

Hanna

Other Languages & Cultures

Hannah

Other Languages & Cultures

Anna

Other Languages & Cultures

Ane

Other Languages & Cultures

Anne

Other Languages & Cultures

Anna

Other Languages & Cultures

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