Bible Dictionaries - Smiths Bible Dictionary - Anna.

Anna what the name means. Originally a form of HANNAH. Annah as a girls name is of Hebrew derivation and the name Annah means He God has favored me. New York NY 1869.

Via חנן hanan. Many later Old Testament translations including the English use the Hannah spelling instead of Anna. Derived from the Hebrew Channah Anna means gracious one Shes spent years perched towards the top of the US.

From the verb חנן hanan to be gracious. In the Hebrew origin Anna means Grace. Anna is the Latin form of Hannah a Hebrew name that derived from root chanan meaning grace European Christians embraced the name for its associations with the Virgin Marys mother Saint Annaknown in English as Saint Anne.

Annah is a version of Anna Hebrew. Anna Name Meaning A classic choice with timeless appeal Anna has been the name of queens empresses actresses and more over the centuries. STARTSENDS WITH An- -ah.

Meaning History. Favour or graceFamous bearers and Youtubers of this na. When the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew into Greek the name Hannah was rendered as Ἄννα Hanna which was then Latinized as Anna.

The name Anna is a girls name of Hebrew origin meaning grace. The name Anna is primarily a female name of Hebrew origin that means Gracious Merciful. N indicates this entry was also found in Naves Topical Bible.