see|anna
English

Etymology
The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, equal to Hannah in the Old Testament, Hebrew 'grace; gracious'. Cf. Johannes, Hannibal.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æn�|-æn�

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. given name|female|from Hebrew| periodically popular as a variant of Ann in English.
2. Ann, the apocryphal mother of Virgin Mary.
3. biblical character A prophetess who saw the infant Jesus ( Luke 2:36-38)

Translations
trans-top|biblical prophetess
Danish: #Danish|Anna
Estonian: Hanna
Finnish: Hanna
French: Anne
German: Hanna
trans-mid
Norwegian: #Norwegian|Anna
Swedish: Hanna
trans-bottom
given name and mother of Mary: see Ann

Category:English palindromes

Czech

Proper noun
cs-proper noun|g=f

1. given name|female||cs:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
Anka, Anuška.

Category:Czech palindromes

Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

1. given name|female||da:, cognate to Ann.
2. biblical character|lang=da #English|Anna, the prophetess.

Related terms
Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annelise, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annie, Anny.

Category:Danish palindromes

Dutch

Proper noun
infl|nl|proper noun

1. given name|female||nl:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
An,Anita, Ank, Anke, Ankie, Anne, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annita, Anoejska, Ans, Antje.

Category:Dutch palindromes

Finnish

Proper noun
fi-noun|Ann|typekala|propertrue

1. given name|female||fi:, cognate to Ann

Related terms
Anita, Anitta, Anja, Anna-Liisa, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu.

Category:Finnish palindromes

French

Proper noun
infl|fr|proper noun|f

1. given name|female||fr:, a Latinate variant of Anne.

Category:French palindromes

German

Proper noun
infl|de|proper noun

1. given name|female||de:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
(pet forms ) �nnchen, �nnerl, �nnerle.
i-c|variants Anette, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anke, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Anneliese, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annika, Anny, Antje.

Category:German palindromes

Icelandic
Icelandic declension kvenmannsnafn 01 vb ö||nn

Proper noun
infl|is|proper noun|f (�nnu|�-nn-u, -)

1. given name|female||is:, cognate to Ann.

Category:Icelandic palindromes

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Italian

Proper noun
infl|it|proper noun

1. given name|female||it:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
Annina, Nina.

Category:Italian palindromes

Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

1. given name|female||no:, cognate to Ann.
2. biblical character|lang=no #English|Anna, the prophetess.

Related terms
Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annette, Anniken, Anny.

Category:Norwegian palindromes

Polish

Pronunciation
The name is very often pronounced "An� Na", like two words, because Polish people find it very difficult to pronounce double consonants.

Proper noun
infl|pl|proper noun

1. given name|female||pl:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
Andzia, Aneczka, Ania, Anka, Anula, Anusia.

Category:Polish palindromes

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun
infl|gd|proper noun

1. given name|female||gd:, cognate to Ann.

Related terms
Annag

Category:Scottish Gaelic palindromes

Swedish

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

1. given name|female||sv:,cognate to Ann.

Related terms
Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anny.

Category:Swedish palindromes

bg:Anna
de:Anna
fr:Anna
is:Anna
it:Anna
la:Anna
lv:Anna
pl:Anna
ru:Anna
sr:Anna
fi:Anna
sv:Anna

• 2007-12-10 12:56 - Makaokalani - biblical prophetess+translations

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