Annie
Meaning: Its source is Channah, a Hebrew name meaning "Favored grace."
Origin: "Channah."
Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch and English.
Non-English Forms: Anneke
Popularity: The name Annie ranked 318th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 97th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: In the Jewish scriptures, Channah, wife of Elkanah, was barren. At the temple near Shiloh, she asked God to bless her with a child, promising to dedicate her baby to His service.
Her prayer was answered, and her son Samuel was ''lent to the Lord'' for all the days of his life. Indeed, he grew up to be one of Israel's most revered prophets.
With this story in mind, some authorites translate this name as a full sentence: ''God has graced me with a son.''
Arts and Music
- Annie Lennox (born 1954)
Scottish singer.
- 1992 MTV Networks award for best video by a female artist, for ''''Why'''' (see list of Winners of MTV Video Music Awards)
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- ''Annie's Song''
- Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse; a 1974 hit for John Denver (see list of Names in Song titles)
Leadership
- Annie Mae Bankhead
African-American community leader.
- 1969 National Council of Women''s Women of Conscience award winner for community-building in the impoverished College Station area of Arkansas (see list of Women of Conscience Award winners)
Miscellaneous
- Annie Jump Cannon (born 1863, died 1941)
American astronomer.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Annie Oakley (born 1860, died 1926)
American sharpshooter who performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and raised funds for women's higher education. She inspired Irving Berlin's musical, 'Annie Get Your Gun,' featuring the song 'There's No Business Like Show Business.'
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Annie's Red
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
- Annie D. Wauneka
- 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Annie Jump Cannon (born 1863, died 1941)
American astronomer.
- Discovered 300 variable stars, five new stars, and a spectroscopic binary (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
Sports
- Annie Borchink
Dutch athlete.
- 1980 Olympic speed skating gold medal winner for 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
- Annie Nelson
- Member of America-cubed sailing team that competed for the America''s Cup in 1995 (see list of Members of the America-cubed Yachting Team)
- Annie Perreault (born 1971)
Canadian athlete.
- 1998 Olympic short-track speed skating gold medal winner for 500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
Stage and Screen
- Annie
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Gilda Tortorello (see list of Characters in the film Broadway Danny Rose)
- Annie Blackburne
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Heather Graham (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Annie Cooper
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Quinn Cummings (see list of Characters on ''Family'')
- Annie Costner
- The daughter of Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
- Annie Dutton
Fictional character.
- Character on soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
- Annie Hall
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Diane Keaton (see list of Characters in the film Annie Hall)
- Annie Hayworth
Fictional character.
- Played by Suzanne Pleshette (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds)
The Literary World
- Annie
Fictional character.
- A waitress in Red Wheel in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Annie Dillard (born 1945)
American novelist and essayist.
- 1975 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
- Annie Laurance
Fictional bookstore owner and detective.
- Created by author Carolyn Hart (see list of Fictional Detectives)
- E. Annie Proulx (born 1935)
American novelist.
- 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Shipping News (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- 1993 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for The Shipping News (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Wrote Postcards (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Annie Wells
- 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
- Annie Wilkes
Fictional character.
- Nurse and captor of Paul Sheldon in Stephen King''s novel Misery (see list of Characters in Misery)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Anna Banana
- Ansy
- Annie Fannie
- Annie-Pie
- Little Orphan Annie
- Annie Bananie
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Annie-Pannie-Pudding-in-Pannie
Associations:
''As strong as Annie Christmas'' is a phrase meaning very strong indeed.








