Hello! After two rambunctious sons, We are expecting a baby girl in [name_u]March[/name_u]! <3 <3 <3
Our sons are Nicholas (we call him Nick) and Benjamin (we call him Ben) and our girl we would like to call Annie, but not sure if I love Annie as a full name. I’m leaning toward Anna with nick name Annie, but worry that she will always be called Anna vs Annie-which we love.
I love [name_f]Annie[/name_f] on its own.
I love [name_f]Annie[/name_f]! Since your sons have a full name to fall back on, I wouldn’t go straight to [name_f]Annie[/name_f] for your daughter. I do think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is a lovely option, and if you call her [name_f]Annie[/name_f] almost exclusively, I don’t really expect it to be a problem, but if you’re worried, you can always go for a longer [name_f]Annie[/name_f] name ([name_f]Annabel/name_f, [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], etc.), or shorten it to [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (shorter, but I think [name_f]Annie[/name_f] makes more sense for [name_f]Anne[/name_f], somehow? [name_f]Anne[/name_f] seems too formal for the playground, and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is darling). There’s also [name_f]Anneli[/name_f]/[name_f]Annalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u], [name_f]Annika[/name_f] (love!), [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] (or [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]), [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Briana[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], Annevieve ([name_m]German[/name_m] smoosh of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]), Annegret ([name_m]German[/name_m] smoosh of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]), [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f], etc., which could all get [name_f]Annie[/name_f] (and I’m sure I’m leaving a ton out!).
Good luck!
I think using [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is best. It allows her to have a longer name like your sons. If they go by their nicknames, why can’t she? 
But [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is not a “longer name” for [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. They’re both two syllables. Both [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] feel short next to [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with parents having different naming styles for their sons and daughters.
I absulotely adore [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. Its just the sweetest, and I think it works great on its own.
For me, neither [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] feel like a particularly flow-y sibset to me. [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] feel more complete, and [name_u]Nick[/name_u], [name_m]Ben[/name_m], and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] are adorable. But if matching styles don’t worry you, I still think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] works in case your daughter wants a more ‘grown up’ name.
Both [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] work as full names to me. I wouldn’t use [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Anna[/name_f], since they’re both two syllables and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is actually longer. All the Annas I’ve known have just gone by [name_f]Anna[/name_f], no nickname, and all the Annies I’ve known have been just [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as their full name. If you’re set on using [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as a nickname for something, I would choose something significantly longer. People have had great suggestions- I’ll add [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] and [name_f]Antonia[/name_f].
Thank you all for such thoughtful replies, you certainly have me thinking!
We picked [name_f]Anna[/name_f] for my husband’s late grandmother, and would like to use [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] as a middle for my late aunt. Now I’m considering combining the two into perhaps “[name_f]Adrianne[/name_f]” and using nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. Thoughts?
I do like a full name and a cute nn to follow along with what we’ve given her brothers.
[name_f]Adrianne[/name_f] is very pretty, I say go for it!
I had a student named [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] who went by [name_f]Annie[/name_f] which I thought was great.
I think [name_f]Adrianne[/name_f] will be confused with [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]. I disagree that all Annas go by the name [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. I think many are nicknamed [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. My choice would be [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] or [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f].
My friend loved this name and wanted to have [name_f]Annie[/name_f] with [name_f]May[/name_f] as a middle name. I think [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is stand alone in itself, a lot would say they would use [name_f]Ann[/name_f] for short but I think if she was called [name_f]Annie[/name_f], it would always be [name_f]Annie[/name_f] x
[name_f]Adrianne[/name_f] would be a good way to honour both an [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and an [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Adrianna[/name_f]/[name_f]Adriana[/name_f] to make it even more of an honour name? You could use [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as a nickname for it too.
I love [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and normally I’d say just use that. But since both boys have formal names and go by nicknames, I think it would be perfectly fitting to have an [name_f]Anna[/name_f] (or some variation) that goes by [name_f]Annie[/name_f] Regardless of what you choose, it’s a great name!
To me, it sounds like a nickname, but I do know two Annies and that is their full legal name.
I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] fits better with [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and if you call her [name_f]Annie[/name_f] all the time then it’ll catch on but leave her with the option of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] if she wants when she’s older.
I would also pick a full (formal) name for [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. I think it absolutely could be a nickname for [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. It’s possible other people will just use [name_f]Anna[/name_f], since they’re both two syllables, but in your family she could certainly be [name_f]Annie[/name_f], so as long as hearing [name_f]Anna[/name_f] wouldn’t bother you I think that would work fine.
Although [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is two syllables and [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] are three, they all feel like they go together as timeless classics.
As for the length of full name/nickname–my son’s name is one syllable, and his nickname is 2! So I think you could also go with [name_f]Anne[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Annie[/name_f].
I like both [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] (and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] as a combo) but [name_f]Adrianne[/name_f] appeals to me less than either of them–seems like it would just be so often confused for the more common [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]. I do like [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] as a combination of the two, but I pronounce the ending as “on-uh” rather than “ann-uh,” so the [name_f]Annie[/name_f] nickname, while still possible, feels less natural to me.
Another option might be to look for a name that has an “annie”-sounding ending rather than an “An/[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” beginning: [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] comes to mind…
But I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is a really nice choice.
I have the same problem! I really love the nickname [name_f]Anna[/name_f] for a daughter, but I don’t no if just [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is too simple like a full name. So, I’ve been thinking in give her a long name, like [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], but I have doubts if [name_f]Anna[/name_f] will be your only nn, since [name_f]Bel[/name_f] and [name_u]Lou[/name_u] are also possibles.
If I had a baby today, I probably would name her [name_f]Anna[/name_f].
Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m] and Congratulations!!!
I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is great! I knew an [name_f]Anna[/name_f] that was only called [name_f]Annie[/name_f], and it worked fine for her.