Hello! I’d like to name our baby girl after my grandmother [name]Anna[/name]. I love [name]Anna[/name] but feel like it is too plain with our sibling choice, [name]Rikka[/name].
I came up with [name]Annika[/name] which I also love, but am also afraid that it too similar to [name]Rikka[/name]…
What do you think?
[name]Hi[/name]! I love the name [name]Anna[/name]. A lot. It has a lot going for it- it’s strong, feminine, chic, it’s got tons of literary/film/music references. There’s a reason it’s timeless and popular! I don’t find it plain. [name]Anne[/name], to me, is plainer than [name]Anna[/name], because it lacks the finesse and femininity of [name]Anna[/name]. One of the best people I know is named [name]Ana[/name] (pronounced [name]AH[/name]-na), which I think is stunningly gorgeous. I do think [name]Annika[/name] is too close to [name]Rikka[/name] - it’s a lot of “k” in one set and the endings are the same. If you love [name]Annika[/name], then the similarity isn’t terrible ([name]Rikka[/name] is pronounced [name]REE[/name]-ka, right?). Are you interested in other forms of the name [name]Anna[/name] or related names? Those would still honor [name]Anna[/name] but maybe in a more exotic way? A few options are:
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] - the exoticness of this name is perfect with [name]Rikka[/name].
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]/[name]Ania[/name]/[name]Anja[/name]
[name]Anita[/name]
Anelie ([name]German[/name])/[name]Annalie[/name]
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] that helps!
[name]Hi[/name]! I love the name [name]Anna[/name]. A lot. It has a lot going for it- it’s strong, feminine, chic, it’s got tons of literary/film/music references. There’s a reason it’s timeless and popular! I don’t find it plain. [name]Anne[/name], to me, is plainer than [name]Anna[/name], because it lacks the finesse and femininity of [name]Anna[/name]. One of the best people I know is named [name]Ana[/name] (pronounced [name]AH[/name]-na), which I think is stunningly gorgeous. I do think [name]Annika[/name] is too close to [name]Rikka[/name] - it’s a lot of “k” in one set and the endings are the same. If you love [name]Annika[/name], then the similarity isn’t terrible ([name]Rikka[/name] is pronounced [name]REE[/name]-ka, right?). Are you interested in other forms of the name [name]Anna[/name] or related names? Those would still honor [name]Anna[/name] but maybe in a more exotic way? A few options are:
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] - the exoticness of this name is perfect with [name]Rikka[/name].
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]/[name]Ania[/name]/[name]Anja[/name]
[name]Anita[/name]
Anelie ([name]German[/name])/[name]Annalie[/name]
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] that helps!
[name]Rick[/name]-uh
We’re trying to keep a Norwegian theme with the first names
Others I like (for girls)
Trygve
Brynja
Maybe they go better?