Anu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "anu"
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Anu
- (Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) A sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, who dwelt in the highest heavenly region.
- A diminutive of the female given names Anushka, Anusha, Ansuya, or Anisha.
Translations
Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian god of heaven
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Estonian
Proper noun
Anu
- a female given name, variant of Anna
Finnish
Etymology
Originally a Karelian pet form of Anna.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anu
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Anu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anu | Anut | |
| genitive | Anun | Anujen | |
| partitive | Anua | Anuja | |
| illative | Anuun | Anuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Anu | Anut | |
| accusative | nom. | Anu | Anut |
| gen. | Anun | ||
| genitive | Anun | Anujen | |
| partitive | Anua | Anuja | |
| inessive | Anussa | Anuissa | |
| elative | Anusta | Anuista | |
| illative | Anuun | Anuihin | |
| adessive | Anulla | Anuilla | |
| ablative | Anulta | Anuilta | |
| allative | Anulle | Anuille | |
| essive | Anuna | Anuina | |
| translative | Anuksi | Anuiksi | |
| abessive | Anutta | Anuitta | |
| instructive | — | Anuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Anu is the 50th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 12,507 female individuals (and as a middle name to 864 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anu m
- (Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) Anu (god of heaven)