meaning seealso language gender article_title name
favored , grace anna , ann , ana english , french female / male anne
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anne

anne , alternatively spelled ann , is a form of the latin female given name anna .
this in turn is a representation of the hebrew hannah or `` hanani '' , meaning `` he has favoured me '' , the name of the mother of the prophet samuel .
anne is a common name in france .
it is sometimes used as a male name in the netherlands -lrb- for example anne de vries -rrb- .
it has also been used for males in france -lrb- anne de montmorency -rrb- and scotland -lrb- lord anne hamilton -rrb- .
