A name from Scripture
Anna
AN-uh
Meaning
Grace; Favor
Hebrew (Hannah) origin · Girl · First in Luke
What it points to
Anna's patient decades of prayer were rewarded with the privilege of seeing the Messiah. Her life teaches that faithful waiting is never wasted — God honors persistent devotion with extraordinary revelation.
Verses · King James Version
“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age... which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”
Luke 2:36-37
“And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”
Luke 2:38