# Anis

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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Anis
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| gender        = Male - Female
| feminine      = Anisa
| meaning       = Genial, close friend<ref>{{cite web|title=Anis name meaning|url=http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/anis|website=She Knows|accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref>
| region        = 
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| variant       = [Enis](/source/Enis)
}} 
'''Anis''' ({{langx|ar|أنيس|link=yes}}) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin.

The name Anis is an Arabic name that developed in [North Africa](/source/North_Africa) and is very common in [Morocco](/source/Morocco). In the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), Anis is popular among [Bosniaks](/source/Bosniaks) in the former [Yugoslav](/source/Yugoslavia) nations. It is also popular among [Albanians](/source/Albanians). The name is a modification to the Arabic name [Enis](/source/Enis), and it holds the same meanings of "genial" and "close friend." 

The female equivalent to Anis is [Anissa](/source/Anissa_(given_name)) or Anisa (for example, [Anisa Guajardo](/source/Anisa_Guajardo)).

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==Given name==
===In arts===
* Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as [Bushido](/source/Bushido_(rapper)) (born 1978)
* [Anis Chouchène](/source/Anis_Chouch%C3%A8ne) (born 1982), Tunisian poet and activist
* [Anis Chowdhury](/source/Anis_Chowdhury) (1929–1990), Bangladeshi writer
* [Anis Don Demina](/source/Anis_Don_Demina) (born 1993), Swedish media personality
* [Anis Djaad](/source/Anis_Djaad) (1974–2026), Algerian film director
* [Anis Farooqi](/source/Anis_Farooqi) (1938–1994), Indian painter
* [Anis Fuleihan](/source/Anis_Fuleihan) (1900–1970), Cypriot-born American composer
* [Anis Halloway](/source/Anis_Halloway), Sierra Leonean songwriter
* [Anis Kachohi](/source/Anis_Kachohi) (born 1977), French country singer
* [Anis Lassoued](/source/Anis_Lassoued) (born 1972), Tunisian film director
* [Anis Mansour](/source/Anis_Mansour) (1924–2011), Egyptian writer
* [Anis Mojgani](/source/Anis_Mojgani) (born 1977), American spoken-word poet
* [Anis Nagi](/source/Anis_Nagi) (1939–2010), Pakistani poet
* [Anis Al-Rafii](/source/Anis_Al-Rafii) (born 1976), Moroccan storyteller
* [Anis Sabirin](/source/Anis_Sabirin) (born 1936), Malaysian writer
* Anis Shimada (born 1975), lead singer of the Japanese band [Monoral](/source/Monoral)

===In politics===
* [Anis Birou](/source/Anis_Birou) (born 1962), Moroccan politician
* [Anis Byarwati](/source/Anis_Byarwati) (born 1967), Indonesian politician
* [Anis Haroon](/source/Anis_Haroon) (born 1947), Pakistani politician and women's rights activist
* [Anis Kaimkhani](/source/Anis_Kaimkhani), Pakistani politician
* [Anis Kidwai](/source/Anis_Kidwai) (1906–1982), Indian politician, writer, and activist
* [Anis Matta](/source/Anis_Matta) (born 1968), Indonesian politician
* [Anis al-Qaq](/source/Anis_al-Qaq) (born 1947), Palestinian politician
* [Anis Hassan Yahya](/source/Anis_Hassan_Yahya) (1934–2026), Yemeni politician

===In sport===
* [Anis Ahmed](/source/Anis_Ahmed) (born 1973), field hockey player
* [Anis Aissaoui](/source/Anis_Aissaoui) (born 1973), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Ajroud](/source/Anis_Ajroud) (born 2002), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Ananenka](/source/Anis_Ananenka) (born 1985), Belarusian middle-distance runner
* [Anis Ayari](/source/Anis_Ayari) (born 1982), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Porat Ayash](/source/Anis_Porat_Ayash) (born 2005), Israeli footballer
* [Anis Boujelbene](/source/Anis_Boujelbene) (born 1978), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Boussaïdi](/source/Anis_Boussa%C3%AFdi) (born 1981), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Bouzid](/source/Anis_Bouzid) (born 1995), Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer and boxer
* [Anis Chedly](/source/Anis_Chedly) (born 1981), Tunisian judoka
* [Anis Gallali](/source/Anis_Gallali) (born 1972), Tunisian long jumper
* [Anis Ghorbel](/source/Anis_Ghorbel) (born 1989), Tunisian tennis player
* [Anis Hedidane](/source/Anis_Hedidane) (born 1986), Tunisian basketball player
* [Anis Khedher](/source/Anis_Khedher) (born 1991), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Khemaissia](/source/Anis_Khemaissia) (born 1999), Algerian footballer
* [Anis Lounifi](/source/Anis_Lounifi) (born 1978), Tunisian judoka
* [Anis Mehmeti](/source/Anis_Mehmeti) (born 2001), English footballer of Albanian descent
* [Anis Hadj Moussa](/source/Anis_Hadj_Moussa) (born 2002), Algerian footballer
* [Anis Nabar](/source/Anis_Nabar) (born 1992), Indonesian footballer
* [Anis Nuur](/source/Anis_Nuur) (born 1997), Somali footballer
* [Anis Ouzenadji](/source/Anis_Ouzenadji) (born 2006), French footballer
* [Anis Riahi](/source/Anis_Riahi) (born 1971), Tunisian decathlete
* [Anis Saltou](/source/Anis_Saltou) (born 1992), Libyan footballer
* [Anis Selmouni](/source/Anis_Selmouni) (born 1979), Moroccan athlete
* [Anis Siddiqi](/source/Anis_Siddiqi) (born 1959), Pakistani cricketer
* [Anis Ben Slimane](/source/Anis_Ben_Slimane) (born 2001), Tunisian footballer
* [Anis Yadir](/source/Anis_Yadir) (born 2004), Dutch footballer
* [Anis Zouaoui](/source/Anis_Zouaoui) (born 1992), Qatari handball player

===In other fields===
* [Anis Ahmad](/source/Anis_Ahmad) (born 1944), Pakistani social scientist, educationist and professor
* [Anis Ahmed (military officer)](/source/Anis_Ahmed_(military_officer)) (born 1947), Pakistani military officer
* [Anis al-Dawla](/source/Anis_al-Dawla) (1842–1896), Iranian royal consort
* [Anis Ud Dowla](/source/Anis_Ud_Dowla) (born 1937), Bangladeshi businessman
* [Anis Ebeid](/source/Anis_Ebeid) (1909–1988), Egyptian translator
* [Anis Freiha](/source/Anis_Freiha) (1903–1993), Lebanese scholar
* [Anis Haffar](/source/Anis_Haffar), educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
* [Anis Hidayah](/source/Anis_Hidayah) (born 1976), Indonesian activist
* [Anis al-Naqqash](/source/Anis_al-Naqqash) (1951–2021), Lebanese political analyst
* [Anis Sayigh](/source/Anis_Sayigh) (1931–2009), Palestinian historian
* [Anis Shorrosh](/source/Anis_Shorrosh) (1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor

==Surname==
* [Mir Babar Ali Anis](/source/Mir_Babar_Ali_Anis) (1802–1874), Urdu poet from northern India
* [Mohammed Mohiedin Anis](/source/Mohammed_Mohiedin_Anis) (born 1947), Syrian car collector

==See also==
* {{SS|Anis}}, a coastal tanker
* [Ani (bird)](/source/Ani_(bird))
* A short form of [Anisette](/source/Anisette), anise-flavored liqueur
* [Anisa (disambiguation)](/source/Anisa_(disambiguation)) or Anieca, female forms of the name
* [Anisur Rahman (disambiguation)](/source/Anisur_Rahman_(disambiguation))

== References ==
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Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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