Anno as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anno

What is the meaning of the name Anno ?

The baby name Anno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': ['/ˈæn.oʊ/', '/ˈaːno/'], 'respelling': ['AN-oh', 'AH-no (German)']}.

Anno is Latin in Origin.

Anno is a rare Germanic masculine name, usually analyzed as a short form of compound names built on the Old High German element arn, “eagle,” as in Arnold (“eagle-power”) and Arnulf (“eagle-wolf”). It appears in medieval records as Anno and Annon, and sits close to cognates Arno and Arne; related diminutives include Hanno. The double-n spelling reflects medieval orthography rather than a change of meaning.

Borne most notably by Anno II (c. 1010–1075), reforming archbishop of Cologne and imperial regent, the name enjoyed regional currency in the Rhineland and adjoining German-speaking areas before waning. It survives today as a distinctive, seldom-used choice in Germany and parts of the Low Countries, sometimes appreciated by families with Rhineland or Frisian ties. Note that Italian and Latin anno mean “year” and are etymologically unrelated; Anno is also a Japanese surname, not a given name.