Anne vs Ann - What's the difference?
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* 1860 Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood): East Lynne . Kessinger Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0192804626 page 29:
* 1908 Lucy Maud Montgomery: Anne of the Green Gables
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* 1903 , Man and Superman : Act I:
* 1969 Constance Urdang, Natural History , Harper&Row 1969, page 61:
* 2005 , In Sheep's Clothing , Dafina Books, ISBN 0758203446, page 129:
Ann is a related term of anne.
Ann is a alternative form of anne.
As proper nouns the difference between anne and ann
is that anne is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew|}} while Ann is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}.As a noun Ann is
abbreviation of lang=en.As an adjective Ann is
abbreviation of lang=en.As an initialism ANN is
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English
Etymology 1
The French spelling of (Ann), used interchangeably since the Middle Ages. From Vulgate (etyl) (m), from (etyl) , from the (etyl) female name {{m, he, ???, ??????, tr=Hannah), meaning 'grace; gracious'. Compare with (John).Proper noun
(Annes)- Immortal God, that savedest Susanne / From false blame; and thou merciful maid, / Mary I mean, the daughter to Saint Anne , /Before whose child the angels sing Osanne,
- "What do you think they are going to name the baby? Anne ; after her and her mamma. So very ugly a name!"
- "I don't think so," said Mr Carlyle. "It is simple and unpretending. I like it much. Look at the long, pretentious names in our family - Archibald! Cornelia! And yours, too - Barbara! What a mouthful they all are!"
- "But if you call me Anne' please call me ' Anne spelled with an e."
- "What difference does it make how it's spelled?" asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
- "Oh, it makes such'' a difference. It ''looks so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can, and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished."
Usage notes
* The popularity of the name originates in the medieval cult of Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary.Etymology 2
A shortened form of any of various Germanic masculine names which began with arn'' (''eagle ), such as Arnold.Anagrams
* English terms with multiple etymologies ----ann
English
Alternative forms
* AnneProper noun
(en proper noun)- RAMSDEN . When you say Ann , you mean, I presume, Miss Whitefield.
- TANNER''. I mean our Ann''', your '''Ann''', Tavy's '''Ann''', and now, Heaven help me, my ' Ann .
- Given a perfectly good American name like Ann , she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.
- "Her full name is Annie Lou. Like calling herself a snooty white girl name like Ann makes up for it."
- "Must I remind you that Ann is also my middle name?"