Anna Mae L.

Cortez BS Commerce 3 MWF 8-9am

The story behind my name

My name composed of two words Anna and Mae. As I have searched on the etymology or meaning of my name on the internet, here are some of the results. In the Bible, the name Anna shows up only once. She is a prophetess in Jerusalem who testifies about the identity of the infant Jesus, together with a male prophet named Simeon. Both Simeon and Anna are well advanced in years, but of Anna we know that she is a daughter of Phanuel of Asher, and that she was a widow whose marriage lasted only seven years (Luke 2:36). Also, the name Anna is the Greek version of the Hebrew name Hannah. Both come from the common Hebrew verb (hanan), meaning to be gracious or to be compassionate (Psalm 25:16, Amos 5:15, Deuteronomy 3:23). The feminine noun (hanina) means favor (Jeremiah 16:13) and the name Anna may be a contracted version of that word. But it may also be a feminized version of the noun (han), meaning favor or grace (Genesis 6:8, Proverbs 13:15). Thus, the name Anna means Favor or Grace. For the name Mae it is pronounced as MEY- . The name Mae is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and its origin is English. It is a variant spelling of the name May (English and Scottish). The name Mae has different meanings. In English, the name Mae means kinswomen. In French, it means May, the goddess of spring growth and in Hebrew, it means bitter. But as Ive asked my parents how they arrived at my name, they said it only comes out from their mind for as long as it starts with the letter A. Because the names of my siblings are in alphabetical order, me as the eldest Anna Mae followed by Brandon, Cynthia Mae and Daryn Mae. As you can see, theres an additional name of Mae if its a girl. The idea of this alphabetical order style of name comes from my grandmother since my fathers name and his siblings are also in alphabetical order. Thats why my parents followed it since it is unique. So that is the story behind my name.