Gender: Female
Origin: From Hebrew Hannah and Channah. Name of faithful prophetess Anna in New Testament who await the birth of Jesus Christ.
Meaning: "Grace, graceful, gracious."
Nicknames: Annie, Anne, Nancy
Regency Popularity: Widely used but perhaps not as popular as Ann or Anne.
Jane Austen Usage:
- Emma - Anna Weston, baby daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Weston and half sister to Frank Churchill, born toward the end of the novel .
- Sense and Sensibility - Anna-Maria Middleton is daughter of Sir John Middleton's who is about three years old.
- Juvenilia: A Beautiful Description - Miss Anna is mentioned.
- Juvenilia: A letter from a young lady - Miss Anna Parker is mentioned
- Poems: In measured verse I'll now rehearse - Miss./Mrs. Anna is mentioned.
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