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Anais, Anaís, or Anaïs (ah-nah-iss), is a female given name derived from the Persian goddess of love, Anahita
, or its Armenian counterpart, Anahit
.
Since about 1985, the name Anaïs is especially popular in France, where there are seven to ten times more women named Anaïs than Anne. It was the third most popular name for women in 1993. There is no account of the name in France before the middle of the nineteenth century, when it is traceable in Provence and Catalonia. The diminutive form Naïs was also used in a novel by Marcel Pagnol
.
Anais, Anaís or Anaïs can refer to:
Anahita
Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as ' ; the Avestan language name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of 'the Waters' and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom...
, or its Armenian counterpart, Anahit
Anahit
Anahit was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BC she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd.- Temples dedicated to Anahit :...
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Since about 1985, the name Anaïs is especially popular in France, where there are seven to ten times more women named Anaïs than Anne. It was the third most popular name for women in 1993. There is no account of the name in France before the middle of the nineteenth century, when it is traceable in Provence and Catalonia. The diminutive form Naïs was also used in a novel by Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.-Biography:...
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Anais, Anaís or Anaïs can refer to:
People
- Anais (comics)Anais (comics)Anais is the name of two fictional characters from the Marvel Universe who have similar powers.-Anais :Anais is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. She first appeared in the X-Men: Search for Cyclops mini-series.-Fictional character biography:Anais was one of three...
, Marvel Comics fictional character - Anaïs CrozeAnaïs CrozeAnaïs, full name Anaïs Croze, is a French singer. She was born in Grenoble, Isère, France on August 20, 1976. Her first album, called The Cheap Show, was recorded live in January 2004 and released in 2005...
(born 1976), French singer - Anais GranofskyAnais GranofskyAnais Granofsky is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is best known for portraying Lucy Fernandez in the Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High series.-Early life and career:...
(born 1973), Canadian actress and director - AnaísAnaís-Notable TV Guest Appearances:*Premios Juventud*Latin Grammys*Latin Grammy Celebra Marco Antonio Solís*Al Despertar 41*El Show de Cristina*Escándalo TV*Anda Pa'l Cará*El Gordo y la Flaca*Despierta América*Premios Casandras 2007...
(born 1984), Dominican Latin pop singer, winner of the second season of Objetivo Fama - Anais MitchellAnais MitchellAnaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter.-Early life:Anaïs Mitchell grew up on a farm in Addison County, Vermont and attended Middlebury College. Her father is a novelist and a retired college professor....
, American singer-songwriter - Anaïs MorandAnaïs MorandAnais Morand is a Swiss pair skater. She competed with Antoine Dorsaz through the end of the 2010 season. They were the 2008-2010 Swiss national champions. Morand will skate with Timothy Leemann starting in 2010-11....
(born 1993), Swiss pair skater - Anaïs LamecheAnaïs LamecheAnaïs Helena Kretz Lameche is an original member of the Swedish pop group Play. She is the only member of Play out of its seven different members to appear in all four different line-ups of the group...
(born 1987), Swedish singer - Anaïs LaurendonAnais LaurendonAnaïs Laurendon , is a French professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 180, which she reached on October 11, 2010...
(born 1985), French professional tennis player - Anaïs NinAnaïs NinAnaïs Nin was a French-Cuban author, based at first in France and later in the United States, who published her journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death, her erotic literature, and short stories...
(1903–1977), Cuban-French writer - Anaïs VeerapatrenAnaïs VeerapatrenAnaïs Veerapatren is a Mauritian law-firm trainee who was crowned Miss Mauritius in 2008, and came third in the Miss East Africa competition the same year. Veerapatren represented Mauritius at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on the Bahamas on August 23, 2009. She ended up among the 10 Best Top...
(born 1986), Miss Mauritius 2008 - Anais Gallagher (born 2000), Noel GallagherNoel GallagherNoel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
's daughter - Anais CatalaAnais CatalaAnais Catala is a half Iraqi and half French model of Jewish faith.Daughter of an Iraqi mother and French father, she was a delegate in Miss Earth 2007 competing as Miss Iraq and held the title for Miss Iraq 2007 being only 20 years old....
, Iraqi-French model - Anaïs Anaïs, a perfume by the brand CacharelCacharelCacharel is a French brand of ready-to-wear clothing, perfume and accessories. It was created in 1962 by Jean Bousquet, in Nîmes, who founded the company of the same name in 1964...
that was launched in 1978 - Anais Watterson, a fictional character from the animated series "The Amazing World of GumballThe Amazing World of GumballThe Amazing World of Gumball is a British/American animated television series created by Ben Bocquelet. It first aired on May 2, 2011 in the United Kingdom as a sneak preview and officially premiered on September 5, 2011. It premiered a week later on May 9, 2011 in the United States on Cartoon...
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Places
- Anais, CharenteAnais, CharenteAnais is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente department of France - Anais, Charente-MaritimeAnais, Charente-MaritimeAnais is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
, in the Charente-Maritime department of France