Re: Ana
in reply to a message by queenv
I would assume that Ana is pronounced Ah-na, rather than Ann-a. I don't really like the Ah-na pronunciation, but would expect it on somebody of Hispanic heritage, which is where you would be most likely to see Ana used.
If it's pronounced Ann-a, like it is when referring to Santa Ana, California, I would much rather skip the messy middle step and just have it be spelled Anna.
Anna is okay but it's one of those generic, everybody-loves-it-let's-move-on kind of classic name that doesn't carry a lot of image-baggage.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
If it's pronounced Ann-a, like it is when referring to Santa Ana, California, I would much rather skip the messy middle step and just have it be spelled Anna.
Anna is okay but it's one of those generic, everybody-loves-it-let's-move-on kind of classic name that doesn't carry a lot of image-baggage.
"It's one thing to be open-minded and quite another to be so open-minded your brains fall out."--Dear Abby
"Let other people push you around, and you deserve whatever bad things happen after that."--Lauren Bacall
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I like Anna a lot, would have liked to call our daughter that, but it would have been ridiculous with our last name.
This Ana is African-American, and it's pronounced like the Ana in Santa Ana.