Anis is an Arabic boy’s name popular in Tunisia and a girls name popular in Greece. In Arabic Anis means ‘friendly’, 'companion' and in Greek it means ‘pure’ or ‘holy’.
Pronunciation: ah nees
The origins of the name Anis are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the personal name Agnes, which itself is derived from the Greek name Hagne, which means pure and holy. The name was also used in the Latin phrase Agnus Dei, which means lamb of God.
Pronunciation: ah nees
The origins of the name Anis are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the personal name Agnes, which itself is derived from the Greek name Hagne, which means pure and holy. The name was also used in the Latin phrase Agnus Dei, which means lamb of God.
The name Anis could have been an occupational name as one source notes it was "the old word for body-armour. Hence Lightharness, and the French Beauhamois, or 'fair harness.''
by annishaikh1990 November 22, 2021