Anna
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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.
