The name Anais is usually given to a Girl.
And we are pleased to let you know that we found the meaning of your name, Gracious, Merciful.
The origin of the name lies in French.
Anais is pronounced as ahNEY
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Summary
Meaning
Gracious, Merciful
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Meaning, origin and history of the name Anaïs - Behind the Name
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Meaning
Meaning uncertain, possibly a derivative of
Anne 1 or Agnès. It was used in Jean-Henri
Guy's opera Anacréon chez Polycrate (1798), where it is borne by the daughter (otherwise unnamed in history) of the 6th-century BC tyrant
Polycrates of Samos.
Guy could have adapted it from a classical name such as
Anaitis or Athénaïs.A famous bearer was the Cuban-French writer Anaïs
Nin (1903-1977), known for her diaries.