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Girl · German compound
Anneliese
Say it: AH-neh-lee-zeh
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
- 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
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Annelies, Annelise
| Dutch | Annelies |
|---|---|
| Danish | Annelise |
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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