• Anna
Latinate form of Hannah. It appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. It was also borne by an 18th-century empress of Russia and by the main character in Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’, a woman forced to choose between her son and her lover.

• Helene
From the Greek Helene, probably from the Greek Helene ‘torch’ or ‘corposant’, or possibly from Selene ‘moon’. In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.

• Paquin
Origin Displayed is French. Spelling variations of this family name include: Pasquier, Paquier, Paquin, Paquignon, Paquinet, Pâquin, Pasquin, Dupaquier, Dupasquier, Paquereau, Pasquereau, Paquerault and many more. First found in Brittany, where this distinguished family was seated from ancient times.