The name was borne by the sister of Dido Queen of Carthage in Virgils Aeneid.

Meaning of the name anna. The name Anna is probably the Greek version of the Hebrew name Hannah. A variation of Hebrew name Hannah Description. The verb חנן hanan means to be gracious or to favor.

Originally a form of HANNAH. Grace or favoured by God. Add to favourite.

In Greek it means Grace or beautiful. What does Anna mean. The name appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah.

It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Anna is He God has favored me. It occurs occasionally as a surname in England and Ireland Italy and Hungary most probably being derived from the female personal name Anna which comes through Latin and Greek from the Biblical Hebrew name Hanna. Anna is generally used as a girls name.

Origin of the name Anna. It was a popular name in the Byzantine Empire from an early date and in the Middle Ages it became common among Western Christians due to veneration of Saint Anna usually known as Saint Anne in English the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary. A devout woman who saw the infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem.

From the Hebrew name Hannah. When the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew into Greek the name Hannah was rendered as Ἄννα Hanna which was then Latinized as Anna. In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Anna is.