Annice as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Annice

What is the meaning of the name Annice ?

The baby name Annice is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AN-iss,uh-NEES,AN-ice.

Annice is English in Origin.

Annice is an English feminine name most often treated as a medieval vernacular form of Agnes, filtered through Norman French Agnès into Middle English as Annis/Anice. On this path it carries the Greek meaning "pure, chaste" (from Greek hagnos). Some modern bearers also view it as an elaboration of Ann with the -ice ending familiar from Janice, which lends the parallel meaning "grace, favor" from Hebrew Hannah.

Records show Annice (and spellings Annis, Annise, and Anice) in late medieval and early modern parish registers in Britain, with a modest revival in the 19th to early 20th centuries in the U.K. and United States; it remains rare today, giving it a vintage, tailored feel. Close relatives and cognates include Agnes/Agnès, Annis, Anise, and, from the same Greek root, Ines/Inez and Welsh Nesta. Nicknames range from Annie and Nan.