I had a huge dilemma trying to decide on my daughters name of [name]Annelise[/name]. I mean HUGE. She wasn’t named until she was 9 days old. My “friends” knew this…so you think they would be considerate.
Today (2 months since) I was talking with one of my friends and callled my daughter “[name]Annie[/name]” as we do at our house. She says "You know I was talking to mary and sarah, and we all agree ‘[name]Anna[/name]’ sounds much better than ‘[name]Annie[/name]’ ".
Umm…excuse me, but who in the world are you to tell me what nickname to use for my child!!! Especially after you know EVERYTHING I went through trying to pick her name. [name]Annelise[/name] STILL hasn’t grown on me, so name talk is just kind of off limits anyways.
I wanted to start saying things about her childrens names, but kindly refrained and stood my ground on the nickname of “[name]Annie[/name]”.
I’m sorry your friends comments are hurting your feelings, especially after you went through such an ordeal choosing your little girl’s name - by the way, [name]Annelise[/name] is beautiful! I love it! Are you pronouncing the name as “ann-ah-leez-uh” or “anne-elise”? I tend to say it the latter way, but I know both are technically correct - just curious…
Anyway, back to your issue. [name]Annie[/name] is one of my favorite nicknames - actually, it probably is my favorite of all time! It has a way of sounding cute and sweet yet still grown-up and sophisticated at the same time. I agree that your friends can’t tell you what nickname “sounds better” than another, as it is up to you what you call your child, and [name]Annie[/name] is a natural nickname for any and all [name]Ann[/name]- names! [name]Do[/name] you not like [name]Anna[/name]? Is it okay with you if your friends call your little girl [name]Anna[/name] instead of [name]Annie[/name] or her given name? If so, you could just tell your friend the next time this comes up, “Well, we call her [name]Annie[/name] at home, but if you would like to use [name]Anna[/name] as your nickname for [name]Annelise[/name], that would be fine, too.” If not, then just tell her you prefer [name]Annie[/name], it is your child, and that’s that!
Good luck to you, and hang in there! [name]Don[/name]'t let other people ruin your daughter’s name for you - it is beautiful!
I knew I could count on someone over here to make me feel 100% better about things.
I like the nickname/name “[name]Anna[/name]”, but my name is “[name]Shanna[/name]” prn: Sh-anna. Therefore, I think the nickname [name]Anna[/name] is much too close to my name. I was even having a hard time using the nn of “[name]Annie[/name]” at first, but it does suit her well.
Thanks for boosting my confidence in the name again. ; )
Next time I will have my baby after the top name list comes out, so I’m not reminded of all the beautiful names I didn’t get to use and left second guessing myself all over again. Haha.
I think [name]Annie[/name] is a way more appropriate nickname, since [name]Anna[/name] is a different name alltogether.
[name]Annelise[/name] is a great name and [name]Annie[/name] is such a cute nickname.
[name]Don[/name]'t let your friends get you down ?
That reasoning makes perfect sense! The next time this comes up - though I hope there isn’t a second time! - with your friends, I’d just explain to them that the nickname [name]Anna[/name] is a little too close to your name for you, so you and your family have chosen to shorten the name to [name]Annie[/name] instead. [name]How[/name] could you argue with that?
Good luck, and [name]Annelise[/name] has a really lovely name!
[name]Annelise[/name] is a gorgeous name! [name]How[/name] can they not like the nickname [name]Annie[/name], seriously? It’s adorable! It’s classic and cute and fun and seriously everything rolled into one name. [name]Anna[/name] isn’t even a nickname, it’s a name in it’s own right. I mean there would be nothing wrong with calling [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Anna[/name], but it seems sort of unnecessary to me. [name]Annie[/name] is a much better nickname, particularly since your name is [name]Shanna[/name]! Tell your friends they’re crazy!
