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All around the world, 'Ana (Ана , 'Ana ) is a common girly given name. The forename 'Ana is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a widespread female name, Serbia, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Moldova, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Russia. Very seldom, 'Ana is the last name as well as the forename.
'Ana is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Saint Anne , the mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran; Kitty Pryde , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, X-Men; Milady de Winter , the character from Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers; Anna , the biblical figure mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and Anne Shirley , the fictional girl and woman, protagonist of the eponymous series, introduced 1908, Anne of Green Gables, and in many other works.