Are there any other Anahi lovers out there?

Girl Names
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I admit my tastes run much more [name_m]French[/name_m] (although legitimately, I can find a large number of names I love in most European nationalities, seeing as though I love European things so much–the exception usually being Spanish. I find it so hard to love Spanish names!), but I discovered this one today and I think I might legitimately love it! I feel like (especially with such a large Latino population here in the US, and especially in my area) [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] would have much less pronunciation problems than the similar [name_f]Anais[/name_f] would? I’ve always admired [name_f]Anais[/name_f] from afar, but I feel like it’d be an American pronunciation nightmare. :frowning:

Admittedly, I’m sure my interest in it has everything to do with the little girl I came across wearing it–a spunky, spirited Ecuadorian nine-year-old who completely won my heart. Would [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] work for an American girl with no ties to anything Spanish?

I like the idea of [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]/[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], despite the rhymey endings. I’m not sure I’d use it–I’m just playing around with it a little.

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I actually just heard the very similar Annahit on a TV show earlier today, and I was kind of surprised how much I liked it. Not something I would use personally, but still, rather lovely, as is [name_f]Anahi[/name_f]. I think I prefer the look of [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], but the sound of Annahit. In addition to Spanish, [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] is also Persian, so I don’t think an [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] necessarily has to be Hispanic, but it is a rather exotic name, so I picture it more on a girl with dark hair and eyes, rather than a blue-eyed blond.

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I’m not really sure how to say it - I originally thought a-NAH-HEE, but I guess you could be saying it more like anna-[name_f]HYE[/name_f]? In all honestly I’ve never really known how to day [name_f]Anais[/name_f] properly either (is it anna-ees? I once heard it on TV as ah-NAYS and it’s been argued as 'an-AY-is on NB so I’m confused!)

It doesn’t strike me as Spanish/Hispanic really (maybe it is, particularly in usage) but it’s just one of those names that’s kind of intriguing in a generic-exotic way, you know? I like the look of [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Ahava[/name_f] as well? It reminds me of [name_f]Angharad[/name_f] for some reason too. Oh and I know an Armenian girl called Anahid (she spells it Anaheed in the UK) which I think is quite lovely.

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I much prefer [name_f]Anais[/name_f]. In fact, I was going to suggest it when I saw the title. [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] feels less Spanish/Persian to me and more like a type of sushi.

It’s funny that you mention the pronunciation issues with [name_f]Anais[/name_f], because I’ve never encountered them before. I know a wonderful woman with the name, and people seem to get it right on the first try. This is strange to me, of course, since looking at it seems like it would cause problems.

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@dovah - how does she say [name_f]Anais[/name_f]? I’ve heard ah-NAY, ah-NAY-iss, ah-NIGH-iss, ah-NAYS, etc., and very rarely the proper [name_m]French[/name_m] pronunciation with the diaeresis over the “I” (hence, ah-nah-EES). ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f], sort of like [name_f]Annelise[/name_f] without the “L” in there.)

I had no idea it was Persian, as well, though!

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] is pronounced ah-nah-EE. In Spanish, "H"s, as a rule, are silent (at least, I think. [name_f]My[/name_f] Spanish is much less polished and knowledgeable than my [name_m]French[/name_m] is!). As a rule, I prefer innocent and sweet to exotic and sexy, but there’s something inherently appealing about [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] for me, and I can almost see [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] working on a regular blond-haired, blue-eyed spunky, happy, cheeky American girl. I’m not even sure why, but I like it a lot.

I was also tossing around the idea of [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], which I like a lot, too.

[name_f]Ahava[/name_f] does intrigue me–is it Hebrew? It seems Hebrew. I like it, but I like some other similar-feeling names, like [name_f]Adara[/name_f] and [name_f]Adaya[/name_f], more. I would love to use a Hebrew name; I just don’t know that a daughter of mine could pull it off. (Although I’m not sure why; I’d be willing to name a daughter [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] but not [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]?)

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[name_f]Anahi[/name_f] is very pretty, although it isn’t my style. I like it, in the same way I like [name_f]Soraya[/name_f], [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], etc. I usually say [name_f]Anais[/name_f] as Ah-nay-ees btw :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], but I also like it with something more predominantly English (as opposed to something exotic like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]), such as [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] or [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f].

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She pronounces it like [name_f]Ana[/name_f]ïs, so ah-nah-EES. Though some people (myself included) say it so quickly that it can end up more like ah-nigh-EES.

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[name_u]Haley[/name_u] - [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] honors my great-grandma, so if I used an [name_f]Em[/name_f]- name, it’d be for her, probably. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] doesn’t share the same family significance. I like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] better for a FN, and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] for a MN. So I’m not sure I’m too fussed about the exoticness? I don’t know that [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] feels very exotic to me–it sort of comes off as English to me (a la [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]!), although it does have a very Italian vibe to me, too. I think I have a very different impression of “exotic” than most people do, though, haha. I do like [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], but I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] with just about everything, lol. I have been trying to think of anything else to pair with [name_f]Anahi[/name_f]–I sort of like [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], but it almost seems too… something. idk. I’m toying around with it now. I feel like if I let myself, I’d have a totally different top 10 with crazy, exotic, and strange European names (like [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], Madelief, [name_f]Eliska[/name_f], [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f]/[name_f]Odile[/name_f]/[name_f]Odilia[/name_f], Laerke, Gracja/[name_f]Grecia[/name_f], [name_f]Zosia[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], and [name_f]Mireya[/name_f]!). I feel like they totally don’t mesh with [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Arianne[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], etc., etc., but they’re my favorite sort of GP. If I were brave enough, I’d figure out how to somehow seamlessly combine both styles into one funky girls’ list, lol.

@dovah - ah, yes, well, I think most people do that. But I think I’ve only ever heard [name_f]Anais[/name_f] said in real life correctly on an episode of Castle, and I very rarely hear it pronounced right on name forums, so I don’t have much hope in the name. I do like it quite a bit, though, and I came across a little [name_m]French[/name_m] girl with the name and it made me seriously crush on it a while ago. :frowning:

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I really like anahi! I can see one of my daughters with that name but they are mixed race with olive skin, black hair and dark eyes.
[name_f]My[/name_f] grandma is called [name_f]Emma[/name_f] but I don’t really like that name but I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] so I’d use [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] in a heartbeat.

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I live in a very Hispanic community and I see this name from time to time.
And because of our diversity I’ve seen blonde-haired, blue eyed kids with this name and it works well on them (at least around here) so I personally I think it would work well. Especially since it’s not strictly Hispanic/Spanish

And I really like [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] it sounds happy if that makes sense! (though it may sound kind of sing-songy)

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@alexa400 - that’s good to know! I can easily see it, but I’m afraid people would be really confused here. Then again, if I ever get to do with my life what I really, really want to, I’ll be traveling all over the world, interacting with lots of people from lots of nationalities, so I don’t think it’d be that crazy for me to have kids with names from other nationalities and languages–like Eleni, Anahi, Madelief, or Laerke!

@oceanbay - I don’t know, for some reason I can’t commit to Emilia like I can commit to Emmeline up front. I can see me with a little Emilia just as much as I can see me with a little Emmeline, but I just seem to commit to Emmeline easier. I do sort of like Emmeline Anahi Poppy, though. I’m not sure about Anahi as a middle? It just seems to be a shame to stuff it away there.

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I like it :slight_smile:
But I still like [name_f]Ana[/name_f]ïs more.
[name_f]Anahi[/name_f] is sort of new to me, I think I have to get more used to it before I can truly say if I love it or not.

I think [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] works better than [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] though. With [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] it’s only the -ee ending that’s repeated. [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] repeats both the -ee and the -n-, and so it sounds like some nonsense rhyme or a tongue twister in the vein of [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Piper[/name_u].

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I thought I was the only one who liked this name! :slight_smile: It’s very sultry and beautiful, but I’m not sure if you’re pronouncing it like [name_f]ANNA[/name_f]-hee, uh-NOH-hee, or some other way. It’s very pretty regardless, and I’m glad to see a bit more diversity of names in the forums.

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@alexandrianscrolls, lol, there are a lot of international European names I’m quite smitten with. [name_f]Anahi[/name_f] is just the latest of the day. Several months ago, it was Madelief, [name_f]Mireya[/name_f], Laerke, and [name_f]Odilia[/name_f]. I pronounce it the traditional (at least, I think it’s traditional!) Spanish way. ah-nah-EE. In Spanish, there’s actually an accent over the “I”. The “H” in Spanish is silent.