Anne Names to Resurrect

Wondering which female Anne of Green Gables names you find worthy of use?

Anne
Shirley
Avonlea
Esme
Dovie
Marilla
Diana
Minnie May
Ruby
Blythe
Joyce
Rebecca
Kate
Chatty
Jane
Priscilla
Leslie
Persis
Minerva
Josephine
Patty
Susan
Cornelia
Cordelia
Muriel
Bertha
Hester
Rachel
Charlotta
Nan

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Is my answer of literally all of them too predictable? At least it’s honest. :sweat_smile:

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f], and [name_u]Anne[/name_u] herself are my personal faves—but they are all so lovely.

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A woman after my own heart!

I think a lot of these names are totally usable but my personal favourites are [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], the first three are on my list, [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]. I also really like [name_u]Blythe[/name_u] as a middle name, though it’s currently on my boys’s list.
I think [name_u]Shirley[/name_u] will make a comeback eventually, though it primarily makes me think of [name_u]Shirley[/name_u] [name_u]Temple[/name_u].

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The ones I’d be really excited to see on a baby would be…

[name_f]Avonlea[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u]
[name_f]Persis[/name_f] !!!
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]

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I’m starting to get a crush on [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] so I think it’s great!

As much as I don’t like super common names, [name_u]Anne[/name_u] will always be timeless.
I also think [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is cute!
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_u]Blythe[/name_u] are usable. The rest come across as a bit dated IMO.

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I honestly think so many of these names are able to be used/being used. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] for example is very popular where I am :gem:

Looking at the list further I absolutely love

[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], and [name_f]Kate[/name_f] are my favorites! [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] especially would feel fresh on a current baby, in my opinion. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_u]Joyce[/name_u] ‘Joy’.

In general I think all of them work except for [name_f]Muriel[/name_f] which I’m not sure is ready for revival quite yet. I think [name_f]Chatty[/name_f] is so fun too but maybe better as a nickname nowadays.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] top 10:
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Shirley[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]

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These are the ones I particularly like:

[name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] - fun and intriguing
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f] - distinctive and interesting
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u] - bright and sharp
[name_f]Chatty[/name_f] - I know, I know - but as a fun character name? As a nn for [name_f]Charity[/name_f]? or even [name_f]Cherith[/name_f]? [name_f]Kinda[/name_f] fun
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] - kind of warm and cosy
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] - charming and clunky cool
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - bright and a lovely meaning
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] - another lovely meaning - distinctive in sound

I’m obviously biased but I love the books so much that I love all the names, even [name_f]Chatty[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Diana[/name_f]

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I would ditch [name_f]Chatty[/name_f], [name_u]Persia[/name_u] and [name_f]Patty[/name_f], the rest seems pretty usable to me

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Names I would use and wish others would use more often: [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] has a similarity to [name_f]Averie[/name_f], so I think it would be useable and with [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], my favorite nickname would be [name_f]Cora[/name_f], which is becoming more popular.

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I forgot [name_f]Hester[/name_f].

[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] for sure :heart:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] name which makes me happy!

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[name_u]Anne[/name_u]- is ok. not my favorite but timeless and elegant
[name_u]Shirley[/name_u]- [name_u]Love[/name_u] this for a girl!
[name_f]Avonlea[/name_f]- not my taste or style
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]- [name_u]Love[/name_u] this one!
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]- a little childish, not really my style
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]- I would consider using it
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u]- [name_u]Love[/name_u] is one, especially for a girl! [name_u]Love[/name_u] everything about it!
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]- [name_u]Love[/name_u] this one! Such a great name!
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]- I prefer the [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] spelling, classic, timeless, and very appealing.
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]- I prefer the longer [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] with [name_f]Katie[/name_f] as a nn.
[name_f]Chatty[/name_f]- not my style
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]- not my style
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]- I like this one and would consider using it
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]- it’s ok. I feel sort of meh about it
[name_f]Persis[/name_f]- I like it’s history, and timeless, classic quality. not sure I would use it.
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]- usually I like these kind of fussy turn of the century names but this one is unappealing to me.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]- I like it with the nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Patty[/name_f]- I prefer the name [name_f]Patience[/name_f] the nn [name_f]Patty[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]- interesting and spunky
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]- Same as above
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]- not my style

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[name_f]My[/name_f] personal favorites are [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Blythe[/name_u], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f].

(I also like [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], and certainly some others of minor characters or characters from later books!)

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How could I forget Rachel???

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