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[Opinions] Anoushka
WDYT? For an English girl, but nicknamed 'Anouk'Or do you prefer the other spellings? Maybe not at all.Would love you honest opinions :)
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Actually I would prefer Anouk as the name and Anoushka as the nickname : )I like both names though. As for other spellings I like Annushka as well as Anoushka.
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I think it could work on an English girl. However I personally don't like it as a full name. It's just too cutesy and won't age well in my opinion. Also it's very Slavic and any native speaker of any Slavic language would assume she's Russian or Polish or Serbian etc.
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Hmmmm no, I don't like it for an English girl. For a Russian girl yes or for an adopted girl from Russia. I like Anouk for an English girl, though.I don't think Anouk is a good nickname for Anoushka. It can stand on its own. If you call her Anouk why don't you just name her Anouk ? It doesn't sound nicknamey at all. I also know an Anouk nn Anoushka (just from time to time not on an everyday basis) so I can't imagine Anoushka nn Anouk.
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I love the sound and look of Anoushka, but I think it's silly as a full name. It'll definitely work on an English girl, since nns-as-fns are already so popular in England. It'll just be kind of one-upping that trend by looking beyond the already-common Rosies & Ronnies.I like Anouk even more than I like Anoushka. I would prefer either Anouk or Anoushka as a nn to Anna--that would be more original, more endearing, and more flexible for the bearer.As for the spelling, I stay stick with Anoushka. I think it'll be a challenge for a lot of people to spell, but this does seem to be the most common transliteration of it (at least into English).
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