Ana Kovačić

Ana Kovačić (1863 — 1932) was a resident of the village called Sveti Matej, and a member of the House of Kovačić by marriage. Her parents and maiden name are not known.

She married Stjepan Kovačić I, and their son was Nikola Kovačić, whom she bore in 1881. Ana died in 1932, after her husband, and she became an ancestress of many people. Her grandchildren were Marica Koščević, Stjepan Kovačić II, Dragec Kovačić and Petar Kovačić. Ana had three daughters-in-law.

Etymology
Anaʻs name means "grace, favour", and it is a form of the Hebrew name חַנָּה‎. According to the Catholic tradition, that was the name of Jesusʻ grandmother, who is depicted in the church dedicated to Jesusʻ disciples Peter and Paul, and Jesusʻ mother Mary, in Marija Bistrica, where Anaʻs son Nikola went on the pilgrimage.