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Anaïs (female)

Variants:Ana (F)
Derivative of:Hanna (F) Hannah (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Catalan and Provençal form of the Spanish Ana, from Hebrew Hanna/Hannah, "God has been gracious" or "favoured one".
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