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Very pretty. I've never heard of it before. I'm a little surprised it wouldn't be spelled Annelena, but I'm hardly an expert.
My dh and his siblings didn't have mns. They got to pick their (Catholic) confirmation names at 16 and that's what each of them use as their mns to this day. I've always thought it would be nice to let a child pick their own mn at 16. Then again, my dh wanted to pick Napoleon but the priest wouldn't let him. I almost wish he were Peter Napoleon . . . . He ended up using his father's name, Thomas.
My dh and his siblings didn't have mns. They got to pick their (Catholic) confirmation names at 16 and that's what each of them use as their mns to this day. I've always thought it would be nice to let a child pick their own mn at 16. Then again, my dh wanted to pick Napoleon but the priest wouldn't let him. I almost wish he were Peter Napoleon . . . . He ended up using his father's name, Thomas.
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"I'm a little surprised it wouldn't be spelled Annelena, but I'm hardly an expert."
Interesting thought! I have never seen it spelt Annelena, not sure why. My theory would be that it is one of the more recent Anne-/Anna- creations or reinventions (compared to Annemarie or Anneliese for example) and Anna is way more popular at the moment than Anne is. The -a ending has been considered more up to date over the last 30 years or so with many names that have an -e and an -a variant.
ETA: I consulted a namebook ("Duden - Das große Vornamenlexikon", they really know what they are talking about) and to my surprise they list all combinations: Annalena, Annalene, Annelena, Annelene. However, Annalena is the only one I have seen on a real person in my lifetime. I guess they were all used at one point but Annalena is the current survivor, lol.
Interesting thought! I have never seen it spelt Annelena, not sure why. My theory would be that it is one of the more recent Anne-/Anna- creations or reinventions (compared to Annemarie or Anneliese for example) and Anna is way more popular at the moment than Anne is. The -a ending has been considered more up to date over the last 30 years or so with many names that have an -e and an -a variant.
ETA: I consulted a namebook ("Duden - Das große Vornamenlexikon", they really know what they are talking about) and to my surprise they list all combinations: Annalena, Annalene, Annelena, Annelene. However, Annalena is the only one I have seen on a real person in my lifetime. I guess they were all used at one point but Annalena is the current survivor, lol.
This message was edited 8/3/2010, 1:12 AM
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Impressive research. Thanks!
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