Marianne or Marianna

Anonymous wrote:Hating Anne or Ann is something you want to think through since your daughter might choose to start going by Ann since it is a natural change regardless of her full name. Like the earlier Bobby example, many just shorten the Bobby to Bob so the full Robert never enters the story.

Yep, an Annie I knew growing up went to Ann after hs, which isn't her full name.

Anonymous wrote:I know three people named Annie and they are all actually named Anne. Annie is a nickname for Anne. It is NOT a nickname for ANY of the names that people have recommended.

Annelise will be nn Elise
Andrea will be nn Andy
Anais sounds absolutely nothing like Annie
Annabelle will be Belle or maaaaybe Anna
Annaleigh is a stupid name
Etc.

Name your kid Anne or Annie. I don't know why you hate the name Anne, but you need to get over it, weirdo.

Is this your own personal rule, or is it written down somewhere?

If her nickname is Annie, and she wants to go by Annie, she will introduce herself as Annie. Then people will call her Annie. This isn't hard.

Hating Anne or Ann is something you want to think through since your daughter might choose to start going by Ann since it is a natural change regardless of her full name. Like the earlier Bobby example, many just shorten the Bobby to Bob so the full Robert never enters the story.

Anonymous wrote:Love Annabel nn Annie. Like OP, I dislike Anne - it's plain and kind of old-fashioned.

I think it's nice but don't blame OP for not wanting to use it. I also wanted a longer name for my DD. I think it gives kids more options to have a longer name with an easy and accessible nickname. I don't see the point of giving a kid a one-syllable name so you can call them by a two-syllable nickname.

I agree that many of the suggestions wouldn't usually be shortened to Annie but that doesn't matter too much! The age question about Annie does mean you do want to like the full name just as much too.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. DH and I have read through all the responses. We are now at Julianna or Annelise, but now DH also likes Cassandra (but we wouldn't use Annie as a nn for that name). We both confirmed we still hate the name Ann(e).

Do Cassandra! I think it's my favorite of those three, though I do like Annie as a nickname generally. But with Cassandra I would go with Cassie or Cass for short, or you could do Sandra which I think is very cool and underused actually.

I also really like Julianna and Annelise, but I don't think Annie is a good nickname for Julianna -- I think people will just call her Julianna or Julie unless you are militant about Annie, in which case I don't know why you'd bother naming her Julianna.

Annelise is a nice name and if you go with Annie, that would be my pick for the longer name. I have a good friend named Annelise and she's always love her name (though she has also always gone by her full name).

Love Annabel nn Annie. Like OP, I dislike Anne - it's plain and kind of old-fashioned.

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Anonymous wrote:2 of the 3 Annies I knew ditched it before going to college. It is almost just like Bobby. There will be a few (RFK and athletes in particular) but most decide to ditch it for Rob, Robert, or Bob once they hit adulthood.

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My SIL moved away from Annie prior to med school basically because she wanted to come across as more professional. Only her mom calls her Annie 10 years later. Asking her about it, she liked Annie growing up but the switch was a pain with multiple friend groups.

I also had a college roommate who went by Bobby until college! It is similar. Certain names sound like kids names to me (some -ie and -y names stand out) . I think little orphan Annie doesn't help with this particular name either.

To me this is a feature, not a bug. I have a longer given name and a shorter nickname that some (but not all) people view as unprofessional. Every time I meet someone with my nickname as a given name, I feel like their parents unfairly limited their options. And I still go by my nickname in almost all settings! But on court filings, job applications, demand letters - I'm glad I don't have to write "Jenny" instead of "Jennifer", using an alias example.

I posted right after you and jinx! To me this is the perfect kind of name, especially for a girl, to have professional options but also something shorter and cuter to use in childhood, because some kids just don't feel like their full name at a young age.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. DH and I have read through all the responses. We are now at Julianna or Annelise, but now DH also likes Cassandra (but we wouldn't use Annie as a nn for that name). We both confirmed we still hate the name Ann(e).

I'm not trying to change your mind but I cannot fathom loving Annie and hating Ann(e). It just does not compute.

I will say that between Juliannas and Giulianas, that name is having a serious moment in my friend group in the last three years, if it matters to you. Even more so if you include Julia, but you might hate Julia and love Julianna based on the rest of this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:2 of the 3 Annies I knew ditched it before going to college. It is almost just like Bobby. There will be a few (RFK and athletes in particular) but most decide to ditch it for Rob, Robert, or Bob once they hit adulthood.

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My SIL moved away from Annie prior to med school basically because she wanted to come across as more professional. Only her mom calls her Annie 10 years later. Asking her about it, she liked Annie growing up but the switch was a pain with multiple friend groups.

I also had a college roommate who went by Bobby until college! It is similar. Certain names sound like kids names to me (some -ie and -y names stand out) . I think little orphan Annie doesn't help with this particular name either.

I have a name like this but didn't find it to be a pain at all. I actually think an ideal name is one with a cuter sounding nickname that's easy for kids to say, plus a more straightforward, less cute nn option, plus a longer version in case that suits them. So like:

Annaleigh, nn options Anne, Annie, or Leigh.

Margaret, nn options Maggie, Daisy, or Marge.

Penelope, nn options Penny, Poppy, or Pen.

Vanessa, nn options Nessy or Van.

Genevieve, nn options Genny or Gen.

And so on. My name is like this and I love it, and my DD's name is like this and she loves it. I think it's super versatile and allows you to easily shift to a different version of your name as you start college or start working (who cares if your family or childhood friends still use your childhood nickname? this is actually sweet to me) without feeling like you are changing your whole name.

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Anonymous wrote:2 of the 3 Annies I knew ditched it before going to college. It is almost just like Bobby. There will be a few (RFK and athletes in particular) but most decide to ditch it for Rob, Robert, or Bob once they hit adulthood.

+1
My SIL moved away from Annie prior to med school basically because she wanted to come across as more professional. Only her mom calls her Annie 10 years later. Asking her about it, she liked Annie growing up but the switch was a pain with multiple friend groups.

I also had a college roommate who went by Bobby until college! It is similar. Certain names sound like kids names to me (some -ie and -y names stand out) . I think little orphan Annie doesn't help with this particular name either.

To me this is a feature, not a bug. I have a longer given name and a shorter nickname that some (but not all) people view as unprofessional. Every time I meet someone with my nickname as a given name, I feel like their parents unfairly limited their options. And I still go by my nickname in almost all settings! But on court filings, job applications, demand letters - I'm glad I don't have to write "Jenny" instead of "Jennifer", using an alias example.

OP here. DH and I have read through all the responses. We are now at Julianna or Annelise, but now DH also likes Cassandra (but we wouldn't use Annie as a nn for that name). We both confirmed we still hate the name Ann(e).

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Anonymous wrote:I know three people named Annie and they are all actually named Anne. Annie is a nickname for Anne. It is NOT a nickname for ANY of the names that people have recommended.

Annelise will be nn Elise
Andrea will be nn Andy
Anais sounds absolutely nothing like Annie
Annabelle will be Belle or maaaaybe Anna
Annaleigh is a stupid name
Etc.

Name your kid Anne or Annie. I don't know why you hate the name Anne, but you need to get over it, weirdo.

Weird, the Annie I knew in college was Leanna. It’s almost as though your experience isn’t universal.

Okay, but you must realize that “Annie” is almost always a nickname for Anne. It’s like saying you knew a Jen whose name was short for Genevieve and acting like the vast majority of people called Jen have a name of Jennifer.

If OP hates the name Anne it’s odd that she wants to call her child Annie.

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Anonymous wrote:Anais and Annalise will get teased. She'll get used to it and come up with some great responses, but she will get teased.

For?

DP. Kids will need to be fairly literary to make Anais jokes, but it doesn't take an AP student to get to anal s3x jokes from Annalise.

Wait what??? NP