Ann-Marie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ann-Marie

What is the meaning of the name Ann-Marie ?

The baby name Ann-Marie is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /æn məˈriː/; respelling: AN-muh-REE.

Ann-Marie is in Origin.

Ann-Marie blends two enduring classics. Ann is the English form of Anne/Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor." Marie is the French form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam; its meaning is debated, commonly read as "wished-for child," "rebellion," or, via a Latin devotional epithet, "star of the sea." Together, Ann-Marie conveys the idea of grace joined to Marian devotion, sometimes glossed as "grace of Mary."

As a compound devotional name honoring Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary, it spread across Catholic Europe and into the Anglophone world. It is frequent in France and Quebec as Anne-Marie, and in Germanic and Nordic countries as Annemarie/Anne-Marie; the UK, Ireland, and the US saw peaks in the mid-20th century. Variants include Anne-Marie, Annemarie, Annamarie, Ann Marie, Anne Marie, Anna-Maria, Ana-Maria, Marie-Anne, Mary Ann/Mary-Ann, and the related blend Marianne.