Can we spell it Anna but use the Ana pronunciation?
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Anonymous
| Will she always be Ann-uh if her name is spelled Anna? |
Anonymous
| Um, I pronounce both of those names the same way. |
Anonymous
| You can spell it however you like, and pronounce it however you like. Just be prepared to correct people. |
Anonymous
Be prepared for you to spend half your life "correcting" people, and your daughter to spend her entire life. On second thoughts, don't do this, because it is insanely ridiculous, even by DCUM standards. You may as well spell it "LARLA" and tell everyone it is pronounced "Ah-nuh". |
Anonymous
| They are pronounced the same |
Anonymous
Why is it insanely ridiculous? I grew up with somebody named Anna, pronounced "AHN-uh". She had one of those Scandinavian Somethingson last names. |
Anonymous
| I think in Frozen it's the way you're saying. |
Anonymous
| I know two. It's not too much of a problem but she will have to spend each first day of school correcting all her teachers. Sort of like Andrea and Ahn-dre-uh. |
Anonymous
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Pronounced the same by whom? 2 totally different names.
Ana-Anita. Anna- white Russian girl. |
Anonymous
| I know several Annas and an Ana. They pronounce their names exactly the same way: An-uh |
Anonymous
| Well, I have a friend who stuck an "h" in each of her kids' names to ensure the correct pronunciation. One of her kids has a name similar to Ana, so she would spell it Ahna. If pronunciation is important to you that's what you could do. I personally would advise you to pick a name the kid won't have to spell all her life AND is pronounced the way you like it. |
Anonymous
| Pronounced the same. Tomato Tomahto |
Anonymous
? The whole point of tomato-tomahto is that they are NOT pronounced the same. |
Anonymous
It IS the point. OP seems to think Anna is pronounced one way and Ana is pronounced another. |
Anonymous
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Help us out, OP. How do you want the pronunciation?
Like Anya (Ana with a tilde on the n?) Like Onna? |