[name_f]Anna[/name_f] pronounced ah-nah
I’ve been in love with this name for ages, but it’s just too short. Any names it could be a nickname for?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] could work? Would it get the desired nickname of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] (ah-nah)?
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] is pretty (although you might have some problems with people spelling it [name_f]Annelise[/name_f] or something similar).
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Adrianna[/name_f]/[name_f]Adriana[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Julianna[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Susanna[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosanna[/name_f] also come to mind.
All of the above names I believe could be nicknamed [name_f]Anna[/name_f].
@ladyraven already listed the best options. [name_f]May[/name_f] I add:
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]ïs
[name_f]Ananda[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anatolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
Athanasia
[name_f]Aureliana[/name_f]
Cassiana
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] / [name_f]Lillianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
Maximiliana
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvana[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
Anima
[name_f]Annis[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Annunziata[/name_f]
[name_f]Anona[/name_f]
[name_f]Anselma[/name_f]
Annouschka
[name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nah is sweet but I only see it spelled [name_f]Ana[/name_f] and An-ah and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. I would pronounce [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] as an-ah-lees not ah-nah-leese so I wouldn’t get the nickname you wanted from it >_>
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
Abellana
Adiana
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aiyana[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
Aldana
Amana
[name_f]Anala[/name_f]
[name_f]Analia[/name_f]
[name_f]Analiese[/name_f] – I would pronounce this ah-nah-lees
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aubriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Audriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aureliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
Casiana
Cavana
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
Crisana
[name_f]Damiana[/name_f]
Devana
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
Farzana
[name_f]Feliciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Floriana[/name_f]
Gloriana
[name_f]Ilana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]
[name_f]Johana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
Kanana
[name_f]Kiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kimana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Livana[/name_f]
Loriana
Lutana
Maximiliana
[name_f]Milana[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Oliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
Paciana
Quiliana
[name_f]Quintana[/name_f]
Rasana
[name_f]Rohana[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sebastiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvana[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvana[/name_f]
[name_f]Solana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeriana[/name_f]
Veridiana
I agree with dantea - not sure what the difference is in my brain, but when I see [name_f]Anna[/name_f] I say An-ah, when I see [name_f]Ana[/name_f] I say [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nah. So for me I would lean to the names with the [name_f]Ana[/name_f] spelling to get the proper pronunciation. I don’t have any new suggestions, just figure I’d throw my two cents in about pronunciation. And for reference, I live in [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_f]England[/name_f] and I believe that is the general consensus here.
As others said [name_f]Anna[/name_f] to me = [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-uh and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] = [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nuh
Mainly because all the [name_f]Anna[/name_f]'s I knew went by [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-uh and the one [name_f]Ana[/name_f] I knew (who was polish) said her name [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nuh (but still got [name_f]Anna[/name_f] all the time, so she went by that too)
I think in [name_u]America[/name_u], you’re screwed and no matter what you will get [name_f]Anna[/name_f], but at least [name_f]Ana[/name_f] looks “foreign” so it might help, it worked for me!
I think [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] is a lovely name. It’s one of my favorites. I would pronounce it [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nah-leese. I knew a little girl named Annalisia who went by [name_f]Anna[/name_f], pronounced [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-na. She loved her name and got a lot of positive feedback about it.
[name_f]My[/name_f] daughter has a friend named [name_f]Annika[/name_f] (ah-nick-uh) and she goes by [name_f]Ana[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f] (ah-nuh) 90% of the time. Beautiful name!
Thanks all for replying!
I know [name_f]Ana[/name_f] makes people question the pronunciation, but where I live, while most people assume it’s anne-ah, they also know that it could be ah-na. I much prefer this spelling.
I kinda like [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], but wouldn’t most people nickname her [name_u]Jo[/name_u]?
None of these names are guaranteed to get her called [name_f]Anna[/name_f] unless you name her [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. People will call her by various nicknames that they see in the name. The more you correct them, the easier it is for people to remember to call her [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. And this is no guarantee that she will want to be [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and not [name_u]Jo[/name_u] or Joa or [name_u]Jojo[/name_u] or whatever when she gets old enough to decide.
Point being, pick one you love and use [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. Other people will too with some persistence.
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] would definitely work with the nickname [name_f]Anna[/name_f]! Some other ones that will work…
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f]/[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
I also like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] as a standalone name. 
Ooh, I really like [name_f]Annalie[/name_f]! But does it look a little made up?