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I was at school with an Antoinette: her family on her mother's side had a tradition of giving all their children names starting with A, and there weren't many left to choose from! I think she got lucky, though I'd prefer Antonia if it were my choice. Her brother is Alan, and her daughters are Abigail and Alexandra. Annette is a lovely name too: my friend was called Anti, which we didn't think was impolite at all, probably didn't know the word when we were 6-year-olds, and when she left school she went to nursing college and, because of having a Scottish surname, became known as Mac and then as Toni. But I still prefer Annette.