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Anais, the Latin American dub name for Fuu of Magic Knight Rayearth; Saint Anais, Living Saint of Sisters of Battle Order of the Sacred Rose, in the video game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm; Anais, illegitimate daughter of King Foltest in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings video game
Anaïs Nin was born in Neuilly, France, to Joaquín Nin, a Cuban pianist and composer, and Rosa Culmell, [2] a classically trained Cuban singer. [3] Her father's grandfather had fled France during the French Revolution, going first to Saint-Domingue, then New Orleans, and finally to Cuba, where he helped build the country's first railway.
Anai is also a given name of multiple origins. [4] From the Jamaican origin it means "beautiful", from the Indian (Sanskrit) origin it means "elephant", and from the Hebrew and Latin origin it means "God has favored me" or "grace". [5] Anai can be a Spanish variation of Hannah. [6]
Nin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Nin Frías (1878-1937), Uruguayan writer; Anaïs Nin (1903–1977), French-born author and diarist; Andrés Nin (1892-1937), Spanish revolutionary; Joaquin Nin (1879-1949), Cuban pianist and composer; Joaquin Nin-Culmell (1908–2004), Cuban-Spanish composer; Khadja Nin (born ...
For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce changes in spelling and meaning. Although most of the cognates have at least one meaning shared by English and Spanish, they can have other meanings that are not shared.
It is the Spanish form of the name Oswald. In Spain, common nicknames are Val or Valdo. 60. Reyes. Reyes is a common last name in Spain, but it is also used as a first name meaning "king" or ...
Many Catalan names are shortened to hypocoristic forms using only the final portion of the name (unlike Spanish, which mostly uses only the first portion of the name), and with a diminutive suffix (-et, -eta/-ita). Thus, shortened Catalan names taking the first portion of the name are probably influenced by the Spanish tradition.
Anaïs (given name), a female given name, especially popular in France and Greece (including a list of people with the name) Anaïs (singer) (born 1965), French singer Anaís (born 1984), Dominican Republic singer