Names

Portuguese form of Anastasia.

Alternate transcription of Arabic أنس (see Anas).

Combination of Ana and Sofía.

Means “friendliness” in Arabic. This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad’s companions.

Maori form of Andrew.

From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning “poor, incorruptible”, derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning “silver”. This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

Means “blooming pomegranate tree” in Kazakh.

From Kazakh and Kyrgyz анар (anar) meaning “pomegranate”, a word ultimately derived from Persian.

Variant of Anara.

Means “will understand” in Azerbaijani [1].