Anise as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anise

What is the meaning of the name Anise ?

The baby name Anise is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈænɪs/ (AN-iss) or /əˈniːs/ (uh-NEES).

Anise is in Origin.

Anise is an English given name drawn from the fragrant spice plant, used in cooking and medicine. The word traveled into English via Old French anis, from Latin anisum, ultimately from Greek anison; as a name it conveys notes of sweetness, warmth, and perfume, echoing the plant’s licorice-like flavor.

Its use as a personal name remains uncommon but appears in English-speaking records from the nineteenth century onward, paralleling the vogue for botanical and virtue-inflected choices. Variant and cognate forms include the French word-name Anis, and it often overlaps with Arabic-rooted Anisa/Anissa and Anis (“friendly, companionable”), which some families adopt as alternative spellings. In older English, related-looking Annis and Annice/Anice belong to a separate lineage from Agnes (Greek Hagnē, “pure”), yet they sometimes influence Anise’s reception and nicknames. Short forms such as Ani or Nisa occur in informal use.