At a Glance
- Meaning
- Name of an ancient Canaanite/Semitic goddess of war and fertility; deeper root uncertain
- Origin
- Hebrew / ancient Canaanite (Semitic)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- uh-NAHT
Anat is a Hebrew / ancient Canaanite (Semitic) girl's name meaning “name of an ancient Canaanite/Semitic goddess of war and fertility; deeper root uncertain”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Anat
Meaning: Name of an ancient Canaanite/Semitic goddess of war and fertility; deeper root uncertain.
Origin: Hebrew / ancient Canaanite (Semitic).
A common claim: Answer, or to sing Actually: Anat is sometimes glossed as 'answer' or 'to sing,' but Wiktionary ties it to the ancient Canaanite goddess of war and fertility, Anat — the deeper root is uncertain.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Anat
uh-NAHTIPA /əˈnɑːt/
Popularity of Anat
Anat doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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