We find ourselves drawn to [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] and would use the nn. [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. We give our children grown up names with a nn. so simply [name_f]Annie[/name_f] was not an option. When I looked at [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] it was ranked a bit higher than I would like. Could you make suggestions on other ways to get to [name_f]Annie[/name_f]?
We have already decided not to use [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Anabel[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f], and [name_f]Annika[/name_f]. I am wondering of some gem I may have missed. I love [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], but we know several Lucys.
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]! pronounced (ah-nye-ess) and its actually a form of [name_f]Ann[/name_f].
Och, love [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. I’ve opted for [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f], but it’s mainly because [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] has very special ties to both my mom and grandmother. I love the idea of [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f], too! So sweet.
What about [name_f]Arianne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f]? Similar appeal as [name_f]Julianna[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliana[/name_f], imo, but much less popular. There’s also:
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f] (met the cutest, most solemn, shy and hopeful little girl this summer at my church’s VBS whose name was [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]! It’s so unexpected yet lush and streamlined. And [name_f]Annie[/name_f] could easily work!)
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] (similar flow and sound and look to [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], but much less common!)
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]/[name_f]Giordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]/[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] (or [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Angelica[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], etc.)
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]/[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
And another personal favorite–[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f]! In French, [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] sounds like ahn-YESS, so [name_f]Annie[/name_f] makes tons of sense as a nn for it–plus, I think even [name_f]AG[/name_f]-ness could easily yield [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. I think it freshens [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] up and makes it more usable for those who find it fusty still. I think [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is gorgeous, regardless of pronunciation–I’ve loved it for years.
Good luck!
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]. But be sure you really want to give up on [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] - it may look high on the charts but do you actually know any others? I certainly don’t.
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]?
I love [name_f]Julianna[/name_f]. Another option is [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], which sounds very formal and grown-up.
I like a lot of previous suggestions like [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] and [name_f]Arianne[/name_f]. Here are some ideas, though some may be kind of out there:
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] (kind of out there, but [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Anna[/name_f] was used in the book My [name_f]Sister[/name_f]'s Keeper)
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] (ends similarly to [name_f]Annie[/name_f], so I think it could work)
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elianna[/name_f] / [name_f]Elianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f], [name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
i’m always on the look out for [name_f]Anna[/name_f] names to honour my great aunt. my favourites at the moment are:
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_u]Indiana[/name_u]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
Thanks for the lovely replies…
My top two are still
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] followed by [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]. I love the meanings [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or Sea of [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
As the dreamer we were wondering if the French spelling of [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is also different? BerryBry can you tell me more about Ananya? I have never heard that before.
So do [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] and [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] sound like name smooshes?
Freya55 we have talked about all of those we did like [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] but took it off the list. [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] is too [name_m]Jones[/name_m] related for us. As the dreamer I also love [name_f]MElisande[/name_f]. Does someone know why the meaning of [name_f]MElisande[/name_f] is so different from The meaning of [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]?
Ok just answered my own question…[name_f]Melisande[/name_f] is French version of the [name_m]German[/name_m] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]. [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] is Greek.
Hmm…
I honesty don’t believe that [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] is that high in the popularity stakes she’s a lovely choice and I would use [name_f]Julianna[/name_f]! From the other choices I love [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] (dislike the spelling [name_f]Anabel[/name_f]), and [name_f]Annika[/name_f]. I’m really not a fan of ‘[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]’ names thus dislike [name_f]Luciana[/name_f].
Here are some suggestions:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
Annelies ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Annie[/name_f]’
Well I think [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] is ranked 133. [name_f]Julia[/name_f] is in the top 100. And [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is in the top 500. This leads me to believe it’s on the rise.
The French spelling of [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is Agnès. So it’s the same but with an accent. (The accent in this case makes you pronounce the “ès”, because otherwise it would be silent.)
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] with one n is 147, [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] is 180so something…what do you think…soon to be the [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]?
The French spelling for [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is the same…[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]. My favorites are [name_f]Julianna[/name_f], [name_u]Julianne[/name_u], [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Annie[/name_f] too, by the way!
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f] is by far my favorite way to get to [name_f]Annie[/name_f], and it’s definitely not popular. (I love the suggestions of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], but to me, that is always pronounced with an [name_m]Ah[/name_m]- sound that rhymes with [name_m]Tom[/name_m], not [name_f]Anne[/name_f].)
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f] is classic, may become even more popular- but if you love it you should use it. My favorite [name_f]Anna[/name_f] names have all been mentioned, except maybe [name_f]Viviana[/name_f].
Annamilia ([name_f]Ann[/name_f]-A-Meel-EE-A)
Anadora
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
Anamoria
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]