Anner as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anner

What is the meaning of the name Anner ?

The baby name Anner is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AN-er (/ˈænər/); Dutch/Frisian: AH-ner (/ˈɑnər/).

Anner is Frisian in Origin.

Anner is a rare given name with multiple possible roots. In English-speaking records it often functions as a dialectal spelling of Anne/Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Channah “grace; favor.” In northern Europe it can reflect a vernacular form linked to Anders/Andrew (from Greek Andreas “manly; brave”). A Nordic scholarly connection is also cited to Old Norse Annar/Ánarr, a mythic name meaning “second; another,” sometimes modernized as Anner. The name has been used for both sexes, but appears predominantly feminine in American sources.

Usage clusters in 18th–19th‑century parish and U.S. census lists, especially in the rural South and Appalachia, then fades through the mid‑20th century; today it reads vintage and uncommon. Variants and related forms include Anne, Anna, Annie, Annar, Anders, Andrew, and the Austrian diminutive Annerl. Meanings therefore range by lineage: “grace/favor” in the Anna family, “manly/valiant” in the Andrew line, and “second/other” from Old Norse Annar.