The name Ana: meaning and origin
- Ana name meaning
- Ana origin
- Georgian names
A short name with a big heart. Ana comes from the Hebrew Hannah and means grace or favour. This bright name is passed from generation to generation in Georgia.
📜 Where does the name Ana come from and what does it mean?
Ana comes from the Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or God's favour. In Christian tradition it was the name of Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.
That is why the name travelled into so many languages and found a form in each: Ana, Anna, Hannah, Annie.
🖋️ Famous people named Ana
In Georgian culture the name was carried by poet Ana Kalandadze, whose poems many people still know by heart. If you are an Ana, your name lives in Georgian poetry too.
💬 Pet names for Ana
Ana is already short, but Georgians still find ways to make it even warmer. The most common affectionate forms are:
- Ani
- Aniko
- Anuki
💛 What character is linked to the name Ana?
People say Anas are open, bright and kind. They belong to that rare kind of person who is happier about other people's joy than their own.
A short name with a big heart.
🔢 The numerology number of Ana
Your name can be read in numbers too. In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: ა is 1, ბ is 2, გ is 3 and so on.
The letters of Ana in Georgian (ანა) add up to 52, which reduces to 7. In numerology, 7 is the number of depth, intuition and the search for knowledge.
It is a playful tradition rather than science, but isn't it fun to see how well it fits?