LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Anna

Anna f sg (genitive Annae)
Classical[ˈan.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈan.na]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara female given name, equivalent to English Ann
    Anno Regni Annæ Reginæ Magnæ Brittaniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Decimo.Twelfth regnal year of Queen Anne of Great Britain, France, and Ireland.1711, Anno Regni Annæ Reginæ Magnæ Brittaniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo.:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAnna—
genitiveAnnae—
dativeAnnae—
accusativeAnnam—
ablativeAnnā—
vocativeAnna—

Anna, ae, f., (cf. Gesen. Gesch. Hebr. Spr. p. 228),
I. the sister of Dido, Verg. A. 4, 9 et saep.; Ov. H. 7, 191; Sil. 8, 55 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).

Elsewhere
  • PortugueseAna
  • EnglishAnn
  • EnglishAnna
  • FrenchAnna
  • FrenchAnne
  • GermanAnna
  • GermanAnne
  • ItalianAnna
  • SpanishAna
  • DutchAnna
Serbo-Croatian
  • Pannonian RusynАнаfrom Cyrillic script А̏на
  • Latin scriptȀna
  • Latin scriptÁna

Quick answers

What does Anna mean in Latin?
Anna, a proper noun, means “a female given name, equivalent to English Ann”.
What is the genitive of Anna?
The genitive singular is Annae. Anna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Anna?
In classical Latin, [ˈan.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈan.na].