Is this similar to the name Annie? Or more like "ah-knee"? Either way, interesting note! I'm just really surprised that these words are similar across such varieties of languages. Like the fact that you have Asia, Europe, Africa, and from what I can find even the mama is similar in Cherokee[0]. So that's all continents! To me that's crazy. And extra fucking interesting that there appears to be (from my non-expert point of view) higher variance in papa than mama, and by a lot.
It’s similar to a stereotypical Canadian saying “on, eh?”
eru’s response gives the best understanding though, as there’s no perfect English pronunciation of anne.
[0] https://navajowotd.com/word/akei/