The meaning of the name Anise is Spice. The origin of the name Anise is English. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
An ancient spice, the main ingredient in licorice. Known as a romantic name, since anise is fabled to be an aphrodisiac.
Anise is on 380 BN name lists Anise is currently not ranked on the BN charts Anise is currently not ranked in U.S. births
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