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Where does “annsan” come from?

annsan (Irish) comes from Irish San, from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

annsan (Irish): third-person singular masculine emphatic of i;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular masculine emphatic of i;...

Ancestry of “annsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSanSaint
2Frenchsaintsaint; saintly
3Latinsānctus—
4LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
5Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
6Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
7HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
8Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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