name
anna
A-nuh
name
1
A female given name, a Latinate form related to Ann and Hannah.
"Anna studied violin from the age of six."
noun
1
A small historical coin once used in British India, worth one-sixteenth of a rupee.
"The old ledger recorded prices in rupees and annas."
How to Use Anna
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common first name, or a small unit of currency once used in colonial India.
Word Forms
annas plural, Annas plural
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Etymology
The name traces to Hebrew Hannah ("grace"); the coin sense comes separately from Hindi ann.