Anna
Grace or favour
Anna comes through Greek and Latin from Hebrew Hannah, associated with grace or favour. Biblical and Christian figures named Anna or Anne helped carry it across many languages.
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- Anna♀Grace or favour
- Bella♀Beautiful; also a short form of Isabella
- Erika♀Feminine form of Eric; ever-ruler
- Ervin♂Army and friend, through Erwin
- Gabriella♀Italian feminine form of Gabriel
- Hanna♀Grace; a form of Hannah
- Hermina♀Hermine form in the Herman name family
- Honória♀Honour or esteem, through Honorius
- Kata♀Short form of Katalin, Katariina or Katarina
- Kira♀Name shared by Greek, Russian and Irish-related traditions
- Laura♀Laurel
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Norbert♂North and bright
- Román♂Roman; from Rome
- Tamara♀Date palm, through the biblical Tamar family
- Viktor♂Conqueror or winner
- Vince♂Short form of Vincent; conquering
- Zita♀Tuscan little girl; separately a Hungarian Felicitás diminutive
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Bella
Beautiful; also a short form of Isabella
Bella coincides with the Italian feminine adjective meaning beautiful and is also used as a short form of names such as Isabella and Arabella. Those longer names have their own histories.
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Feminine form of Eric; ever-ruler
Erika is a feminine form of Eric or Erik, ultimately from Old Norse Eirikr. The usual analysis joins ever or always with ruler, although alternative explanations of the first element exist.
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Army and friend, through Erwin
Ervin is documented in several European languages as a form of Erwin. The Erwin account traces the older Hariwini to army and friend, while noting some historical merging with Eberwin.
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- 13 Dictionary evidence
- 17 Wikidata
- 6 Philippine source records
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