Anis
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Etymology
Proper noun
Anis (plural Anises)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Anis is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Anis is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.19%), White (36.52%) and Black/African American (12.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.
Anagrams
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German anīs (“anise”), from Latin anīsum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Anis m (strong, genitive Anis, no plural)
- anise (plant and spice)
Declension
Declension of Anis [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Slovene: jánež
Further reading
- “Anis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Anis” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Anis”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Alternative forms
- Anies (now chiefly used to refer Anies Baswedan)
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Anis
- a female given name from Javanese
Etymology 2
From Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).
Proper noun
Anis
- a male given name from Arabic
Etymology 3
From Manado Malay Anis.
Proper noun
Anis
- a female given name from Manado
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