Anna

I am having trouble loving any name other than [name_f]Anna[/name_f] ([name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], Annalynne.) My sons are [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Michael[/name_m]. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]… See the problem? So my two questions are… Is [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] an issue? And any similar names I may love?

[name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]? I don’t get it. Is [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] someone famous? I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is a beautiful name. If you’re concerned about [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] (still not sure why…) then a longer version of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] such as [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], etc, could break up the two names.

Side note: I once taught a girl whose older brothers are named [name_m]Matt[/name_m] and [name_m]Damon[/name_m]. Of course, they were named long before the movie star became famous :wink:

Are you thinking of the word anagram?

[name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] share an A sound, but their names won’t be said together as adults. And [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is a SMASHING name. I’d go for it.

Anagram is an English term where you take a word and make it another word using the same letters in a different order. Maybe people don’t know what that is. That would be good. It would probably be Annalynne but I would call her [name_f]Anna[/name_f] he would call her [name_f]Lynne[/name_f] :slight_smile:

I immediately thought of anagram, though that’s not necessarily bad, especially since [name_m]Graham[/name_m] isn’t her surname, it’s her brother’s name. Aside from a few grammar jokes like linguaphiles like myself, I think you’re safe.

I really don’t think that’s a reason not to use the names. It’s not like it’s a negative term even. [name_f]Love[/name_f] all your names!

I know what the word anagram is but I didn’t make the connection between that and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]. When introducing them, they’ll likely always be [name_m]John[/name_m] (or [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]?), [name_m]Graham[/name_m], and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] so I don’t really think it’s much of an issue. Besides, like vml said, it’s not a negative term. I think it’s actually kind of cute!

I wouldn’t worry about that at all - it took me a minute to make the connection even after you mentioned it. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is such a perfect name and it goes so well with your other kids!

I definitely don’t see a problem. I did notice it when you said ‘[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_m]Graham[/name_m]’ but as long as its her brother, not her last name… Annalynne is interesting! I like it.

I had to think a lot about why [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] would be a problem, so I think you should just use [name_f]Anna[/name_f] :smiley: besides [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is just a lovely name :smiley:

You are on nameberry and there are a lot of name nazis on here. It’s becoming a trend thanks to the name police to make sure sibling names sound as good together as first/middle/last name combos of individuals, and I think that just makes our lives more difficult in finding the perfect name for no particular reason. “[name_m]Graham[/name_m]! [name_f]Anna[/name_f]! Come Back Here and clean your mess!” It sounds perfectly fine to me. And [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is a lovely classic name.