Anna
Άννα
Anna, in English
Righteous Anna, mother of the Theotokos — kept on 25 July, with a second feast on 9 December.
AI-generated · contemporary interpretation · onomasti original, 2026
Origin
The story of Anna
Anna keeps 25 July — the Dormition of Righteous Anna, the mother of the Theotokos — and a second feast on 9 December, the Conception of the Theotokos by St Anna.
The name carries its blessing in it. Anna is the Latin form of the Hebrew Hannah (חַנָּה), and it means “favour,” “grace.”
“Favour — grace.”
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Άννα
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In English letters: Anna · Ann
Άννα
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Χρόνια Πολλά
Send Anna a Χρόνια Πολλά
A name day matters more than a birthday in a Greek family — and everyone sends Χρόνια Πολλά. Here is a card to send, and the correct Greek to write, whether or not you can type it yourself.
Warm — someone close
Formal — an elder, or with respect
The card and the wishes are in Greek — the way you would actually send them. We never machine-translate; these are fixed, correct greetings, and the name is woven in only where Greek grammar lets us do it without guessing.
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