Spicing up the lovely Anne! 👒

lilyofthevale · July 19, 2023, 12:14pm

Hi everyone!
As you probably know, I love Anne. It’s gorgeous, literary, saintly, lovely meaning, royal heritage, and has built in the adorable nickname of Annie.
However, I often worry about it being too plain. Jane has a similar issue, but I absolutely adore it in the combo Jane Elizabeth and could see myself using this in the future.
So, what would you Berries pair with Anne?
Feminine, long, elegant, slightly whimsical names like Dorothea, Juliette, Clarissa, Lucinda I believe would suit Anne beautifully.
What do you think?

Mary_Rose · July 19, 2023, 2:10pm

A few that sprang to mind…
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (a bit on the nose?)
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

clair.de.lune · July 19, 2023, 2:17pm

anne lavinia
anne rebecca
anne beatrix
anne adelaide
anne viviana
anne estella

snowmaiden · July 19, 2023, 2:52pm

These were my exact first thoughts! It is such a pretty combination…

Middle ideas:
Felicity
Louisa
Verity
Ginevra
Madeleine
Odette
Julia
Katherine (I don’t think this ‘spices up’ Anne, but I think it’s so pretty…)
Eleanor (same ^)
Mira
Selah
Lavinia
Winona
Avalon
Thea
Scarlett
Josephine
Mabel
Jocasta
Iphigenie
Lowen
Violet
Also, side note, how gorgeous would Anne and Jane be for sisters!? They’re so underused nowadays, but they’re incredibly charming.

Greyblue · July 19, 2023, 3:33pm

Is [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] too much? but it would be a gorgeous combo!

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] would be great too - elegant and powerful and literary - or [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]

Some other ideas:

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] Celestine/Anne Celestia/Anne [name_f]Celestina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]

Etymology · July 19, 2023, 11:26pm

I was just going to say [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]!

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Sunrise[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cariad[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]

may.rose · July 19, 2023, 11:52pm

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]

Casea33 · July 19, 2023, 11:53pm

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]

cms1512 · July 20, 2023, 12:28am

I was about to type [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] until I saw it already!

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Suzette[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Georgianna[/name_f]

EdgeOfTheMeadow · July 20, 2023, 7:08am

Here’s some ideas:
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucasta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Georgetta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Amara[/name_f]

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] are my favourites out of the 4 you were thinking of, though all four work well! I think I like the a endings as part of spicing up [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. Now thinking about ee endings…Anne [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]? Bit heavy on the N sounds perhaps. [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]?

heartwings · July 20, 2023, 8:01am

While I find [name_f]Jane[/name_f] a bit plain, [name_u]Anne[/name_u] does not have a similar issue.
It reminds me of the diary of [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_m]Frank[/name_m] “Anne” - she was a strong, brave, and smart girl who found the best in everything.
Then of [name_u]Anne[/name_u] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables. She is such a sunny heart and finds romanticism and story and poetry in everything.
So [name_u]Anne[/name_u] reminds me of books, writing, poems and stories and diaries never told. And of meadows and villages and cottages and green pastures. Of other times. Of [name_u]French[/name_u] ans [name_m]German[/name_m] cafes and cities.

ethelmary · July 20, 2023, 9:11am

Anne Lavinia
Anne Rosalind
Anne Seraphina
Anne Philomena
Anne Isadora
Anne Violetta
Anne Cecily
Anne Georgiana
Anne Cressida
Anne Francesca
Anne Mireille
Anne Lilibeth
Anne Marguerite
Anne Arabella (if you like alliteration!)
Anne Minerva
Anne Lucille
Anne Cassiopeia

somemelodioussonnet · July 20, 2023, 9:25am

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Paulina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

DCAT · July 20, 2023, 5:06pm

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] is a favourite combination of mine.

or
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] Serephina
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

tori101 · July 20, 2023, 11:20pm

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] is gorgeous!

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] Theodora/Theodosia
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Marcheline[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Christo[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_u]Meadowlark[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

Sailor22 · July 21, 2023, 12:17am

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] would be lovely.
As far as using [name_u]Anne[/name_u] in a name, I love [name_f]Annika[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabella[/name_f].

westem · July 21, 2023, 1:23am

I really like [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] from your list!

Other thoughts -

playing off other suggestions to [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] (versus [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], flows a little better to me)
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (Annie [name_u]Jo[/name_u] )

lilyofthevale · July 21, 2023, 1:58am

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]! I adore this!!
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is a family name for me, so I love this combo.
If she doesn’t like [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f], she could go by [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Joie[/name_f] / [name_u]Joey[/name_u] or even [name_u]Jo[/name_u]!

sammaegre · July 21, 2023, 2:50am

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

flamingo · July 21, 2023, 3:00am

[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]