Anis
| Gender | Male | 
|---|---|
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Anisa | 
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Genial, close friend[1] | 
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Enis | 
Anis (Arabic: أنيس) is a male given name.
In the Balkans, Anis is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Enis, and it holds the same meanings of "genial" and "close friend."
The female equivalent to Anis is Anisa (for example, Anisa Guajardo).
People
In arts
- Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as Bushido (born 1978)
 - Anis Kachohi (born 1977), French country singer
 - Anis Mojgani (born 1977), American spoken-word poet
 - Anis Nagi (1939–2010), Pakistani poet
 - Anis Shimada, lead singer of the Japanese band Monoral
 - Mir Babar Ali Anis (1802–1874), Urdu poet from northern India
 - Anees Bazmee (born 1962), Indian filmmaker
 
In sport
- Anis Ahmed (born 1973), field hockey player
 - Anis Ananenka (born 1985), Belarusian middle-distance runner
 - Anis Ayari (born 1982), Tunisian footballer
 - Anis Boussaïdi (born 1981), Tunisian footballer
 - Anis Mehmeti (born 2001), English footballer of Albanian descent
 - Anis Riahi (born 1971), Tunisian decathlete
 - Anis Selmouni (born 1979), Moroccan athlete
 - Anis Hadj Moussa (born 2002), Algerian footballer
 
In other fields
- Anis Ahmad (born 1944), Pakistani social scientist, educationist and professor
 - Anis Ahmed (military officer) (born 1947), Pakistani military officer
 - Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
 - Anis Kaimkhani, Pakistani politician
 - Anis al-Naqqash (1951-2021), Lebanese political analyst
 - Anis Shorrosh (1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
 - Mohammed Mohiedin Anis (born 1947), Syrian car collector
 
See also
- SS Anis, a coastal tanker
 - Ani (bird)
 - A short form of Anisette, anise-flavored liqueur
 - Anisa (disambiguation) or Anieca, female forms of the name
 - Anisur Rahman (disambiguation)
 
References
- ^ "Anis name meaning". She Knows. Retrieved 25 August 2014.