Ann

¹ American  

[an] / æn /

noun

1. Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.

2. a first name, form of Anna.

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ann. ² American  

abbreviation

1. annals.

2. annuity.

3. years.

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Etymology

Origin of ann.

From the Latin word annī

Example Sentences

“These immediate commitments are only the first step in the work we must do in partnership with the Canadian government to improve AI safety,” said Ann O’Leary, vice-president of global policy at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Guillermo Cienfuegos’ enlivening, if at times unsteady, production at A Noise Within, the role is played by Ann Noble, who forgoes the outdated hunchback but adopts a seething, slithering, perversely seductive aura of menace.

From Los Angeles Times

Guests on Monday included fashion and art world luminaries, including artists Ron Athey and Joey Terrill, designer Zana Bayne, former Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin, and jewelry designer Sophie Buhai, who mingled under the dangling grapevines and in a tent where upside-down pink umbrellas suspended from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times

I looked at the food and said, “Brother, if I hung around here very long, I’d get as fat as Sloppy Ann.”

From Literature

Out in the hog pen, Sloppy Ann was squealing with hunger.

From Literature