Anis

Not to be confused with Anice or Anise.

Anis (Arabic: أنيس) is a masculine given name. The meaning of the name Anis is "genial" or "close friend".

People

In arts

• Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as Bushido
• Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist and author
• Anis Kachohi (born 1977), French country singer
• Anis Mojgani (born 1977), American spoken-word poet
• Anis Nagi (1939–2010), 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 Riahi (born 1971), Tunisian decathlete
• Anis Selmouni (born 1979), Moroccan athlete

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 (born 1951), Lebanese political analyst
• Anis Shorrosh (1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
• Mohammed Mohiedin Anis (born 1947), Syrian car collector

Other uses

• SS Anis, a coastal tanker
• Ani (bird)
• A short form of Anisette, anise-flavored liqueur

See also

• Anisa (disambiguation) or Anieca, female forms of the name
• Anisur Rahman (disambiguation)