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Marianne (Annie for short)

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lowra · 08/02/2011 20:39

Any opinions?

I love both the short and long versions and think it's quite pretty and unusual

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JamieLeeCurtis · 09/02/2011 18:45

I love it. The one I know is Nan for short

Rhubarbgarden · 09/02/2011 17:47

Love it. Love Annie too.

gobehindabushfgs · 09/02/2011 16:18

One of my best friends is called Marie-Anne, I have always liked it

I like Marianne too

I loved the book "Marianne Dreams" :)

Prinpo · 09/02/2011 16:18

My little Marianne is walking around the room with a head torch on as we speak.

It's a great name, I've never regretted using it. People do get the spelling wrong and some try to use Mary Anne (at their peril). Over her 5 years it's been abbreviated to, amongst others: Madge, Madou, Mads, Maddy, none of which I'm fond of but they don't bother me.

I'd heartily recommend it. I wish I'd used Annie as a nn from the start, as I like it a lot, but it's a bit too late to introduce it now.

AllieW · 09/02/2011 16:17

Beautiful and unusual.

SilkStalkings · 09/02/2011 16:15

Love Marianne, inherently classy since Jane Austen character. I quite like Maggie for short (to counteract the poshnessGrin).

ratspeaker · 09/02/2011 12:54

I know of a Marianne,a grown up, she's never had the name shortened in all her life

Boston in the song More than a feeling mention Marianne

bringbackaqualibra · 09/02/2011 12:38

Love both :)

5DollarShake · 09/02/2011 12:37

Marianne is a beautiful name.

Annie is nice, but a little bit run of e mill (no offence intended).

Wy would you want to water down such a beautiful name as Marianne?

1944girl · 09/02/2011 12:07

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MissClavel · 09/02/2011 11:54

I adore Marianne. I wish I'd used it for dd.

The Leonard Cohen song is indeed the best song ever :)

Hatterbox · 09/02/2011 11:52

I absolutely love Marianne.

It's one of our contenders for #4.

glovesoflove · 09/02/2011 09:27

I love it (and Leonard C) but it doesn't go with my surname or DP's very well, otherwise I would have one!
I wouldn't shorten Marianne myself but I do like all the Anne/Anna/Annie/Marie/Maria names as stand alones too.
Also like Anneliese/Annalisa but think there are too many potential spelling issues with those for me.
Marianne is pretty without being too flouncy, and I think it's ageless and classless too.

RamblingRosa · 09/02/2011 09:07

Lovely name. Love the Leonard Cohen song.

SecondhandRose · 09/02/2011 09:03

Rhiannon? That could be Annie?

mollymawk · 09/02/2011 00:05

We have a (grown-up) Marianne in our family - lovely name. Not sure shortening to Annie seems very natural (unlike some other names like Matilda where the last bit is the "natural" short form IYSWIM). Seems a shame to shorten it at all though.

Anyway whatever you do her friends will call her Maz or Mal.

LadyDamerel · 09/02/2011 00:01

Call her Marianne and leave it as Marianne for as long as you can. It's such a pretty name that to never use it would be a shame.

Marianne much nicer than Annie, imo.

It will inevitably be shortened as she gets older so make the most of the time you can call her it!

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supadupapoopascoopa · 08/02/2011 22:24

how about Anna? Gorgeous name

SecondhandRose · 08/02/2011 21:46

My Mum is Marian but no one ever called her Annie but my name is Anne and i have always been Annie.

autodidact · 08/02/2011 21:14

Must say that while I really do like Annie a lot it doesn't seem to come naturally as a nickname for Marianne. My Marianne is only called Marianne (or Mazza or Mazaroon for a joke).

supadupapoopascoopa · 08/02/2011 21:12

I like it too.

Although where I grew up she would be likely to be called MAZ as a teen

toomuchmonthatendofthemoney · 08/02/2011 21:11

i like it. i know one grownup Marianne and she is very cool! but no little uns called that, think its a good bet.

belindarose · 08/02/2011 21:10

Love it. Will have it for DD2 (if I have one). Love Annie too, but can't imagine shortening my Marianne.

QuestionNumber · 08/02/2011 21:07

Lovely, and like Annie too :)