Entry № 0111 · Hebrew origin

Anah Anah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Answer (discoverer of hot springs)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "answer (discoverer of hot springs)".

Anah (עֲנָה) means "answer" or "reply" in Hebrew. In Genesis 36:24, Anah was the **discoverer of the hot springs in the wilderness** while pasturing his father Zibeon's donkeys — one of the few biblical women credited with a discovery. (Some traditions read Anah as male; later interpreters as female.)

Mother (or father) of Aholibamah, Esau's Hivite wife.

Answer. Discoverer of the wilderness hot springs.

The name in its native script.

עֲנָה
Transliteration
ʿĂnāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Anah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Anah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Anahs before her.

Real people
Anah
Discoverer of hot springs.
In fiction
Anah
Genesis 36:24.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Anah.

The number behind Anah.

9

The Humanitarian

Anah reduces to nine — the number of biblical discoverer.

Why families chose this name.

"Hot springs discoverer. Four letters. Anah."
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