Word
anne
Phoneticsanne
/ˈæn/
Definition
n. a common traditional name for a woman or girl. It is used in many different countries and languages.
n. a female given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'grace'. While historically common in English-speaking contexts, it is now frequently used as a middle name or in hyphenated forms.
Examples
“Anne is my sister's name.”
“The author signed the book as Anne, though her friends called her Annie.”
“Historical records indicate that Queen Anne was the last monarch of the House of Stuart, reigning during the unification of England and Scotland.”
Examples
simple
“Anne is my sister's name.”
contextual
“The author signed the book as Anne, though her friends called her Annie.”
complex
“Historical records indicate that Queen Anne was the last monarch of the House of Stuart, reigning during the unification of England and Scotland.”
Usage
Used as a proper noun; it is always capitalized.
Pitfall
the Anne
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Proper names for people do not take a definite article unless referring to a specific family or a person with a specific title.
Etymology
From French Anne (“Ann”), from Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from Estonian abbreviation of Anna instead. Doublet of Ann, Ana, Anna, and Hannah. Compare John.
A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn (eagle), such as Arnold.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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