Where does “Ans” come from?
Ans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Anna, from Middle Dutch Anna, from Latin anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα, from Hebrew חַנָּה — grace, gracious.
Ancestry of “Ans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Anna | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Anna | — |
| 3 | Latin | anna | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄννα | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | חַנָּה | grace, gracious |