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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Icelandic given names, Norwegian given names, Scandinavian feminine given names, Scandinavian masculine given names, Axel, Matthias, Anna, Andrea, Bjorn, Hans, Oscar, Eric, Christian, Anya, Alf, Tara, Per, Helga, Astrid, Johanna, Fredrik, Lena, Johannes, Anton, Albin, Ingeborg, Jon, Ulrik, Joakim, Dagmar, Icelandic Naming Committee, Valter, Lars, Elsa, Holger, Ingrid, Thorvald, Arne, Sigurd, Torbjorn, Inger, Henrik, Thorsten, Tore, Ulf, Stefan, Gunnar, Tove, Sigrid, Leif, Bjarni, Radka, Verner, Helge, Olafur, Birger, Friis, Torsten, Runa, Einar, Ansgar, Bror, Borghild, Bjork, Birgit, Vanja, Malte, Aili, Hjalmar, Sune, Kerstin, Rune, Egil, Elin, Hilma, Borre, Kristin, Tage, Claes, Sivert, Kristian, Arvid, Thora, Agnar, Sanna, orour, Orvar, Torvald, Sille, Astrithr, Torje. Excerpt: Anna is a Latin form of the Greek name Greek and the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew:, meaning "favor" or "grace"). Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the English spelling. Saint Anne was traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for its wide use and popularity among Christians. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens. In the Frisian language it is also used as a male name, in which case it is derived from the old Germanic word element arn, meaning "eagle." The mid-seventh century King Anna of East Anglia was one such male Anna. A modern example is Anne de Vries. Alternate forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms and diminutives include: There are a number of people whose first name and the most significant name was Anna or Anne: The form "Saint Anna" (Santa Ana in Spanish, sometimes Santana) is als...
