Anonymous wrote:My friend whose name is pronounced like OP wants is Chana. But that seems like even more of a hassle.

*hastle

My friend whose name is pronounced like OP wants is Chana. But that seems like even more of a hassle.

My name is Julia. My mom insists it’s pronounced jewel-yah, with two syllables. Most people pronounce it Julie-ah, with three syllables. I never correct anyone and I completely don’t care.

If you name her Hanna you are essentially naming her Hannah, so make sure you’re okay with that.

Anonymous wrote:They will mispronounce it all the time. But so what.

this. correct them and done

As someone with a name that can be pronounced many ways (Andrea) it's really not that big a deal. The people in my life consistently know and use my preferred pronunciation. Other people default to whatever they're most familiar with. Or they ask me. I still know who they're talking to.

I know a Hannah who pronounces it Hahn-na. She corrects people (including me) and I've since learned to call her Hahn-na. No big deal. And I think it sounds nicer (though I'd agree people may find it pretentious unless there's an ethnic/cultural tradition).

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Anonymous wrote:Do none of you understand that in the Jewish community, the way OP intends to pronounce the way is the correct pronunciation? Hannah is an Americanization.

Jew here. Every Jewish Hannah I’ve ever met has pronounced it the English way.

The divide here is pre-war American Jews vs Jews who came during and after the war + observant Jews + Israelis (these groups use the -awn pronunciation while pre war American Jews usually don’t).

Wouldn’t that be Chana?

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Anonymous wrote:Will the last name be Hastle? Her initial will be HH?

I like alliteration but I think Hannah Hastle sounds better than Hanna Hastle.

I think OP meant hassle, as in this name thing is a hassle

Oh, I read it with a hard “t.” So a tough name all around.

This thread is a mess LOL who’s on first Hanna or Hannah or Anna?

Wtf are you asking?

Omg people the Anna/Annie thing was an example to illustrate the sounds at play. She doesn’t want to name her kid Anna or have people call the kid Anna.

I like it OP. You’ll have to correct people, and so will she, but so do lots of people. After the first meeting people will get it

Anonymous wrote:We want to name DD Hanna (sounding like Princess Anna not little orphan Annie). It’s a family name and we really like it but can totally anticipate constant mispronunciations. How often do you think people would call her Hannah? Is it constant enough of a hassle that it’s not worth it?

Why not name her Anna if that is how you want it to sound?

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Anonymous wrote:Will the last name be Hastle? Her initial will be HH?

I like alliteration but I think Hannah Hastle sounds better than Hanna Hastle.

I think OP meant hassle, as in this name thing is a hassle

I don’t understand. You want to name her Hannah and pronounce it Anna?

There’s about 0 % chance that anyone reading Hannah/Hanna will say it without the H

Anonymous wrote:Will the last name be Hastle? Her initial will be HH?

I like alliteration but I think Hannah Hastle sounds better than Hanna Hastle.