POLL: How do you pronounce Anna?

Girl Names
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How do you instinctively pronounce Anna? Living in US!

  • Ah-na
  • Ann-a

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To me, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is ann-ah and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] is anh-ah.

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f] could be either, but I usually default to ah-na. [name_f]Ana[/name_f] is more definitively ah-na.

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I live in NY, I always pronounce it ah-nuh, like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] from Frozen, because that’s the only pronunciation I like.
I’ve known a lot of Annas though, and they’ve all pronounced their name like aaa-nuh, not like ann-uh. Like the A in apple, it’s different to how I’d say the A in [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. That’s probably an accent thing, though!

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For me, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] = AN-uh (your ann-a got my vote) and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] = UH-nuh (I’m in Australia)

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@quietosprey do you live in the US? [name_m]Just[/name_m] wondering if it’s because of a personal preference or cultural or accent.

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Yes! I do think Ann-Uh is the more common US pronunciation. It may be because I live in an area with more spanish speakers than other regions. Unsure!

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[name_f]Ann[/name_f] with an A

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Mid-Atlantic US here and ANN-uh is my instinct! I’ve known many (10+) and only one who says AH-nuh so that’s probably why. I also know several Ana’s, so that’s the spelling I associate with AH-nuh. Would have no trouble at all if corrected though, and love this name so much either way! :yellow_heart:

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@dandy_orchid good to know, thanks! Growing up all I knew was the “an-na” pronunciation. But now I know a couple of “ah-na”s spelt Anna. I’m trying to figure out if they chose that pronunciation because of cultural reasons or accent… It has messed with my mind!

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Thank you for putting this in perspective!