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in reply to a message by Sadie-Janae
I wouldn't use any nickname for it. I dislike Chris, it is so rough and unattractive, even on a man. Chrissy and Christy are so 70s. I also dislike Ana and it doesn't work as a nickname because Christiana is kris-TYAH-na, at least where I live, and Ana is pronounced differently. Maybe Iana or Yana (YAH-na) would work but I really think it doesn't need a nickname. It only has three syllables plus I don't even think Anastasia needs a nickname and that has five syllables where I live :P
I know two very nice girls with this name (actually I know three, but I don't know the third one very well). Two spell it Cristiana, the other Christiana. The two Cristianas are from Romania and Italy and Christiana is from Germany but lives in Austria now.
I like the name, it is classic, feminine and pretty. It is not dated, like Christina or Christine.
A short middle name, definitely:
Christiana Rose
Christiana Elise
Christiana Belle
Christiana Willow
Christiana Yasmine
Christiana Noelle or Joelle
Christiana Eve
I know two very nice girls with this name (actually I know three, but I don't know the third one very well). Two spell it Cristiana, the other Christiana. The two Cristianas are from Romania and Italy and Christiana is from Germany but lives in Austria now.
I like the name, it is classic, feminine and pretty. It is not dated, like Christina or Christine.
A short middle name, definitely:
Christiana Rose
Christiana Elise
Christiana Belle
Christiana Willow
Christiana Yasmine
Christiana Noelle or Joelle
Christiana Eve
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Ana has a couple of pronunciations. I have heard people say both AH-na and Ann-a.
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I have friends from Spain, Croatia and Romania with this name and they all pronounce it AHNN-na. A bit hard to explain, the first syllable is short, I guess kind of like AHNN (not ANN). It sounds like AH but is directly connected with the N. AHNN-na. I have never heard it as AH-na, but maybe that pronunciation is used in some other countries, it would be interesting to know in which ones.
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