Anis

Borrowed from Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).

Anis (plural Anises)

1. A surname from Arabic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Anis is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Anis is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.19%), White (36.52%) and Black/African American (12.92%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.

• Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, nais, Sian, AINs, ISNA, Sain, Isan, Nias, sian, sain, as in, ains, nasi', NIAS

• Aneis (archaic, Upper German)

From Middle High German anīs (“anise”), from Latin anīsum.

• IPA^(key): [ʔä.ˈniːs], [ˈʔä.niːs], [ˈʔäː.nɪs], [ˈʔä.nɪs]
• Rhymes: -iːs ([ʔä.ˈniːs])

• Audio; [ʔä.ˈniːs]:

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Anis m (strong, genitive Anis, no plural)

1. anise (plant and spice)

• Sternanis

• → Slovene: jánež

• “Anis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Anis” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Anis”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

• Anies (now chiefly used to refer Anies Baswedan)

From Javanese Anis.

Anis

1. a female given name from Javanese

From Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).

Anis

1. a male given name from Arabic

From Manado Malay Anis.

Anis

1. a female given name from Manado