Annie
Meaning of Annie
Annie (pronounced AN-ee) began as the lively pet form of Anna, yet she long ago claimed her own passport; her roots reach back to the Hebrew word for “grace,” and, like a bright mariachi trumpet, she carries that sparkle wherever she goes. Listeners hear Annie and picture Broadway lights, the red-haired optimist belting “Tomorrow,” or sharpshooter Annie Oakley hitting every mark—proof that this small name wears big boots. In Spanish-speaking circles, an abuela might whisper “¡Ánimo, Annie!” because the sound itself feels like a quick hug. Through decades of U.S. records she’s danced up and down the charts, never vanishing, always resurfacing with a grin, much like the sun she’s famous for promising. Short, sweet, and brimful of corazón, Annie tells a baby, “The world already likes you—now go add your own grace note.”
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as AN-ee (/ˈæni/)
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Notable People Named Annie
| Annie Besant was an English social reformer and theosophist who championed Irish and Indian self rule and became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. |
| Ann Lennox, known as Annie Lennox, is a Scottish singer and songwriter, activist, and philanthropist who rose to global fame with Eurythmics in the 1980s and became iconic for her androgynous image and hits like Sweet Dreams and Here Comes the Rain Again. |
| Annie Leibovitz - American portrait photographer Anna Lou Leibovitz is celebrated for intimate celebrity portraits, notably the Lennon and Ono Rolling Stone cover shot hours before his death, and she is a Library of Congress Living Legend and the first woman with a feature exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. |
| Annie Oakley was a famed American sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in the Buffalo Bill Wild West show. |
| Annie Nightingale was an English radio and television broadcaster who became the first woman to present on BBC Radio 1 in 1970 and the first woman to host the BBC show The Old Grey Whistle Test for four years. |
| Annie Duke - Anne LaBarr Duke is an American former professional poker player and author who won a WSOP bracelet and other major titles, once led women in WSOP earnings, and later wrote books on poker and decision making. |
| Annie Finch is an American poet, critic, and performer, editor of the first major anthology of writing about abortion, known for rhythmic, formal verse on feminism, witchcraft, goddesses, and earth-based spirituality, with books like The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells and Spells. |
| Annie Jump Cannon was a pioneering American astronomer who helped create the Harvard star classification, organized stars by temperature and spectral type, overcame near deafness from scarlet fever, and championed voting rights. |
| Annie Abrahams is a Dutch performance artist based in France who creates video and internet based works exploring the limits of online communication and collaboration, guided by her biology background and a focus on trust and attention. |
| Anne Lilia Berge Strand, known as Annie, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ who started with the 1999 single The Greatest Hit and won international acclaim for her 2004 debut album Anniemal. |
| Annie Kevans is an English artist whose composite portrait series probe controversial themes and alternative histories, earning praise as sensitive yet fearless, recognition in the Harpers Bazaar Forty Under 40 and New Woman Brit Hit List, and comparisons to Tracey Emin. |
| Annie Dillard is an American author of essays and fiction whose Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the Pulitzer, and she taught for 21 years at Wesleyan University. |
| Annie Kenney was a working class English suffragette and socialist feminist who helped lead the WSPU, co-founded its first London branch, and after a 1905 arrest with Christabel Pankhurst helped spark the militant phase of the UK campaign for votes for women. |
| Annie Ellen Russell was a British American stage actress. |
| Annie Londonderry, a Latvian immigrant to the United States, became the first woman to bicycle around the world in 1894 to 1895, much of it by ship, and later built a media career engaging with ideas about being female. |
