Ann/Anne as a middle name

Girl Names
1

I am just wondering if anyone agrees with this:

If the name [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/[name_f]Anne[/name_f] is a middle name, I think [name_f]Ann[/name_f] is better. I like [name_f]Anne[/name_f] as a first name.

I just think that for a middle name, [name_f]Ann[/name_f] looks better than [name_f]Anne[/name_f].

Kind of like [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]. I like [name_f]May[/name_f] as a first name and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] as a middle name.

2

I find [name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Ann[/name_f] a bit overly simple. I prefer [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. But of the two, I agree; [name_f]Ann[/name_f] looks better!

3

My mother and niece both have the middle name [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and I think it’s lovely, so I have to respectfully disagree. :slight_smile:

4

I prefer [name_f]Anne[/name_f] for either. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]) are both beautiful.

5

I much prefer [name_f]Ann[/name_f], because anytime I see [name_f]Anne[/name_f] I just want to say [name_f]Annie[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f], but I also am not a fan of silent e’s at the end of words and would much prefer to pronounce them all as a’s.

6

I agree. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] is my favorite name, but when it’s in the middle, I like the simplicity of [name_f]Ann[/name_f].

7

I much prefer [name_f]Anne[/name_f] wherever it is.

8

I always think [name_f]Ann[/name_f] looks incomplete, so I prefer [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]).

9

I also prefer [name_f]Anne[/name_f] in either spot. I would consider [name_f]Ann[/name_f] if it were an honour name though :slight_smile:

10

I think I spent too much of my childhood with [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables to ever leave the “e” off of [name_f]Anne[/name_f]!

Interesting idea about having different preferred spelling depending on the first or the middle spot, though in my case I like [name_f]Anne[/name_f] a bit better either way.

11

This. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] with an E, if you please :slight_smile:

12

[name_f]Anne[/name_f] is my middle name and I have always liked the e on the end. [name_f]Ann[/name_f] looks like it is missing something.

13

I feel the same way as you. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] is a first name and [name_f]Ann[/name_f] is a middle. To me, [name_f]Ann[/name_f] doesn’t feel… quite all there for a first name, but for a middle (or the second half of a double barrel name) I like it better because of that.

With that said, I know two girls (both named [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]) who have that middle name. One is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] and the other is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f], but I think that [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] is more aesthetically pleasing than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f].