Brave; Manly. German form of Andrew. Manly; brave. Variant of English Andrew. Manly. From the Greek Andrew. Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named. Strong. Welsh form of Andrew 'manly'.
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Name of a king. Arthur's sister. Gracious; one who gives. Variant of Anne, meaning favor; grace. A variant of Hannah. In Virgil's Aeneid', Anna was sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage. According to an apocryphal gospel, Anna was also the mother of the Virgin Mary. Favour or grace. Prayer. God has favoured me. Variant of Hannah. Biblical; devout woman who saw infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem. Daughter of Dido. Mother (Algonquin). Grace.
A variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century, made popular in the 14th century by the cult of St Anne. The form of the name varies with fashion:. Grace. Diminutive variant of Ann.