Anaïs (given name)
| File:Statue of Anahita in Maragha.jpg | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Grace |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Anaís, Anais, Annais, Anaïse |
| Variant form(s) | Anaise, Anaisa, Anaiss, Anays, Anayss, Naïs, Ani |
Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais (French pronunciation: [anaˈis]) is a female given name. It is widely thought to be a French Provençal and Catalan version of Anna. Some suggest it is derived from Anahita, the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and healing.[1]
Since about 1980, the name Anaïs has been especially popular in France, perhaps due to the popularity of the Cacharel perfume "Anaïs Anaïs". There is no account of the name in France before the late eighteenth century, when it is traceable in Provence and Catalonia. The diminutive form Naïs was also used in a novel by Marcel Pagnol.
People with the given name
Wildlife
- [Colibri d'Anaïs], also known as sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird.
In music
- Anaïs (singer) (born 1965), real name Régine Hantelle, a French female singer, also part of duo Alice et Anaïs and the duo Anaïs et Didier Barbelivien
- Anaís (born 1984), Dominican Latin pop singer, winner of the second season of Objetivo Fama
- Anaïs Lameche (born 1987), Swedish singer
- Anaïs Mitchell (born 1981), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1836–1878), French composer
- Anaís Vivas (born 1989), Venezuelan singer
In film and theater
- Anaís (actress) (born 1974), Mexican actress
- Anaïs Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs (1802–1871), French actress
- Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette (born 1979), Canadian actress, film director, and screenwriter
- Anaïs Delva (born 1986), French singer and actress
- Anaïs Demoustier (born 1987), French actress
- Anaïs Fargueil (1819–1896), French actress
- Anais Granofsky (born 1973), Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director
- Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1809–1878), French composer
In fashion
- Anais Catala, Iraqi-French model
- Anais Mali (born 1991), French model
- Anais Pouliot (born 1991), Canadian model
- Anaïs Veerapatren (born 1986), Mauritian beauty pageant
In sports
- Anaïs Bescond (born 1987), French biathlete
- Anaïs Caradeux (born 1990), French skier
- Anaïs Chevalier (born 1993), French biathlete
- Anais García Balmaña (born 1980), Spanish Paralympic swimmer
- Anaïs Lagougine (born 1988), French rugby union player
- Anaïs Laurendon (born 1985), French tennis player
- Anaïs Michel (born 1988), French weightlifter
- Anaïs Morand (born 1993), Swiss figure skater
- Anaïs Laurendon (born 1985), French tennis player
- Anais Oyembo (born 1980), Gabonese sprinter
- Anaïs Ventard (born 1996), French figure skater
In other fields
- Marjorie Anaïs Housepian Dobkin, Armenian-American writer and professor
- Anaïs Napoleón (1831–1912), French-Spanish photographer
- Anaïs Nin (1903–1977), Cuban-French writer
- Anaïs Toudouze (1822–1899), French artist and fashion illustrator
Fictional characters
- Madame Anaïs, brothel-keeper in the 1928 novel Belle de Jour and the 1967 film of the same name
- Anaïs, portrayed by Anaïs Reboux in the film À ma sœur! (2001)
- Anais Watterson, in the animated series The Amazing World of Gumball
- Anais, the Latin American dub name for Fuu of Magic Knight Rayearth
- Anais, Mopsmadam (Auriau)
- Saint Anais, Living Saint of Sisters of Battle Order of the Sacred Rose, in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Soulstorm video game
- Anais, bastard daughter of king Foltest in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings video game
See also
References
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