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in reply to a message by wheelbarrow4
I concede: it is very pretty, and a timeless classic. It will age well and can also suit a little girl. Its frilly but dignified. Sadly, I get tired of names faster than I get tired of songs.
So Anna is on the list of names called "I Will Never Use These Names For My Children Because They Will Be One of the Million With Those Names."
But I like it much more than Anne, even with the Anne Frank namesake.
And Annie is cuter, but I prefer Anna over that too.
And you know what? The real reason I might be bored of the name is because its slapped at the end of MANY other names in order to feminize them. (Like Etta, Elle and Belle; Marietta, Gabrielle, Rosabelle)
Juliana
Brianna
Leana
Ryanna
Billianna
Lilliana
Aviana
Jilliana
Aubrianna
Marianna
ETC.
Out of all those, I like Brianna, Leana and Lilliana more than I like Anna - even if they sound a tad bit babyish - I think they've got personality! (Not that Anna lacks personality. The bearer could simply put her own spin on the name.) But yeah, my daughter will never have Anna in her name. Ever.
Its common as a middle name too, because it goes well with everything. Compound names are proof of that. Oh right. And the Polly Anna combo became Pollyanna. People are addicted to Anna. To them, it means "pretty female", so they want it in every pretty female name.
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356294
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356351
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/member/181370
So Anna is on the list of names called "I Will Never Use These Names For My Children Because They Will Be One of the Million With Those Names."
But I like it much more than Anne, even with the Anne Frank namesake.
And Annie is cuter, but I prefer Anna over that too.
And you know what? The real reason I might be bored of the name is because its slapped at the end of MANY other names in order to feminize them. (Like Etta, Elle and Belle; Marietta, Gabrielle, Rosabelle)
Juliana
Brianna
Leana
Ryanna
Billianna
Lilliana
Aviana
Jilliana
Aubrianna
Marianna
ETC.
Out of all those, I like Brianna, Leana and Lilliana more than I like Anna - even if they sound a tad bit babyish - I think they've got personality! (Not that Anna lacks personality. The bearer could simply put her own spin on the name.) But yeah, my daughter will never have Anna in her name. Ever.
Its common as a middle name too, because it goes well with everything. Compound names are proof of that. Oh right. And the Polly Anna combo became Pollyanna. People are addicted to Anna. To them, it means "pretty female", so they want it in every pretty female name.
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356294
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356351
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/member/181370
This message was edited 11/9/2021, 5:59 AM
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In Dutch, the -e at the ends of words is pronounced. So Anne Frank would have sounded like UHnnuh - two syllables, not one.
And names like Juliana do not consist of Julie + Anna. In Latin, Julius is masculine and Julia is feminine; Julianus (masculine) means 'Related to Julius', 'Connected somehow with Julius' or even 'Owned at one time by Julius'! And Juliana is the feminine form of that, in the usual way. Marianna could be an exception; Brianna wouldn't. It is sometimes written as Briana anyway.
And names like Juliana do not consist of Julie + Anna. In Latin, Julius is masculine and Julia is feminine; Julianus (masculine) means 'Related to Julius', 'Connected somehow with Julius' or even 'Owned at one time by Julius'! And Juliana is the feminine form of that, in the usual way. Marianna could be an exception; Brianna wouldn't. It is sometimes written as Briana anyway.
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Point made. They all sound the same in English, though. No matter where they come from, they all merge into one category of noise.
It would be different if I lived somewhere else and I heard different pronunciations, but Anne is said like Ann here.
It would be different if I lived somewhere else and I heard different pronunciations, but Anne is said like Ann here.
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