Anaïs (given name)

Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais (French: [ana.is]) is a female given name.

Anaïs

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Catalan, French
Origin
Word/name	Old Persian "Anahita"
Meaning	Undefiled
Other names
Alternative spelling	Anaís, Anais, Annais, Anaïse
Variant form(s)	Anaise, Anaisa, Anaiss, Anays, Anayss, Naïs, Ani

People with the given name

In literature

• Anaïs Nin (writer) (1903–1977), real name Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, a French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica
• Marjorie Anaïs Housepian Dobkin, Armenian-American writer and professor

In music

• Anaïs (singer) (born 1965), real name Régine Hantelle, a French female singer, also part of duo Alice et Anaïs and the duo Anaïs et Didier Barbelivien
• Anaís (born 1984), Dominican Latin pop singer, winner of the second season of Objetivo Fama
• Anaïs Lameche (born 1987), Swedish singer
• Anaïs Mitchell (born 1981), American singer-songwriter and musician
• Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1836–1878), French composer
• Anaís Vivas (born 1989), Venezuelan singer

In film and theater

• Anaís (actress) (born 1974), Mexican actress
• Anaïs Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs (1802–1871), French actress
• Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette (born 1979), Canadian actress, film director, and screenwriter
• Anaïs Delva (born 1986), French singer and actress
• Anaïs Demoustier (born 1987), French actress
• Anaïs Fargueil (1819–1896), French actress
• Anais Granofsky (born 1973), Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director
• Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1809–1878), French composer

In fashion

• Anais Catala, Iraqi-French model
• Anais Mali (born 1991), French model
• Anais Pouliot (born 1991), Canadian model
• Anaïs Veerapatren (born 1986), Mauritian beauty pageant

In sports

• Anaïs Bescond (born 1987), French biathlete
• Anaïs Caradeux (born 1990), French skier
• Anaïs Chevalier (born 1993), French biathlete
• Anais García Balmaña (born 1980), Spanish Paralympic swimmer
• Anaïs Lagougine (born 1988), French rugby union player
• Anaïs Laurendon (born 1985), French tennis player
• Anaïs Michel (born 1988), French weightlifter
• Anaïs Morand (born 1993), Swiss figure skater
• Anaïs Laurendon (born 1985), French tennis player
• Anais Oyembo (born 1980), Gabonese sprinter
• Anaïs Ventard (born 1996), French figure skater
• Anaïs Vincent (born 2000), French Para-cyclist

In other fields

• Anaïs Baydemir (born 1979), French-Turkish journalist and weather presenter
• Anaïs Napoleón (1831–1912), French-Spanish photographer
• Anaïs Toudouze (1822–1899), French artist and fashion illustrator

Fictional characters

• Madame Anaïs, brothel-keeper in the 1928 novel Belle de Jour and the 1967 film of the same name
• Anaïs, portrayed by Anaïs Reboux in the film À ma sœur! (2001)
• Anais Watterson, in the animated series The Amazing World of Gumball
• Anais, the Latin American dub name for Fuu of Magic Knight Rayearth
• Saint Anais, Living Saint of Sisters of Battle Order of the Sacred Rose, in the video game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm
• Anais, illegitimate daughter of King Foltest in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings video game
• Anais Adler, portrayed by Eve O'Brien in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 21, episode 8).
• Anais Barnes-Gaines, the daughter of Sheryll Barnes and Charlotte Gaines on FBI: Most Wanted
• Anais Six, one of the guardians―godlike computer programmes―in Railhead by Phillip Reeve.

Wildlife

• Colibri d'Anaïs (Fr), also known as sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans), is a species of hummingbird

See also

• Anaïs (disambiguation)