Anneliese

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Girl · German compound

Anneliese

Say it: AH-neh-lee-zeh

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Meaning

Combination of Anna (Hebrew 'grace, favour') and Liese (from Elisabeth).

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A compound name widely used in Germany and the Netherlands in the early 20th century.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

05101518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 5,265 babies given this name since 1926
  • At its height in 2005, about 1 in 6,800 girls
  • 133 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

GermanDutchDanish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Annelies, Annelise

DutchAnnelies
DanishAnnelise

Famous bearers

  • Anne Frank (born Annelies Marie Frank), diarist

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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