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What could Annie be short for?

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ViolaCrayola · 05/03/2012 21:25

DH and I have always loved the name Annie for a girl. But I don't like the idea of using a shortened name as the actual name on the birth certificate. Any ideas for what a long version of Annie could be? We don't like Annabel I'm afraid...

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ViolaCrayola · 06/03/2012 20:01

Take your point about Roxana use your loaf.

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ViolaCrayola · 06/03/2012 20:00

Is Anne nice and classic or terrible boring do you reckon? My friend's baby is called Jane and it's actually SO lovely on a baby.

And she would be known as Annie...

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useyourloaf · 06/03/2012 19:56

Roxana/Roxanna would be Roxy rather than Annie I'd have thought.

Not too keen on Roxy though.

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ViolaCrayola · 06/03/2012 19:52

DorcasGailen - That's interesting - agree with Annie the musical ref! Good luck with the arrival of your Annie :)

For various reasons I don't think we would do Anna on the BC but we could just do Anne...

My DH has vetoed all of the long versions except Roxanne/a! I like that too and you could have Annie or Roxy.

I know a Roxana - pronounced Rox -ar - na - but presumably this wouldn't be shortened to Annie?

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useyourloaf · 06/03/2012 19:35

marianna
anna-maria

Alicethroughthelurkingglass · 06/03/2012 19:26

Anita? Anya?

hairypotter · 06/03/2012 19:21

I was at school with an Annaleah. Lovely name.

DorcasGailen · 06/03/2012 19:17

My baby is due in the nxt few days and we are calling her Annie. However, she will be registered as Anna, this is in case when she is older she wants a more serious name, or she has red curly hair and then Annie would just be cruel!

mammaaintraisinnofool · 06/03/2012 19:12

Antonia
Angelina
Annalise

Smicha · 06/03/2012 15:36

I don't if it has to be short for anything... bizarrely it was my grandmother's full name and she was known as Nancy all her life!

rosesatdawn · 06/03/2012 15:22

roxanne/a
angharad
anna

MadMonkeys · 06/03/2012 11:25

I've been thinking about this too - I think Annie is lovely, but like you I'd prefer a long name with Annie as a shortening. I love Marianne and Anastasia. Dh vetoed Anastasia last time so I'm lobbying for Marianne this time!

kickingking · 06/03/2012 10:39

Annabel, Annalise, Andrea, Annemarie, Marianne, could also be a nn for Anna?

Minty82 · 06/03/2012 10:37

Long for Anne?

FoxyRoxy · 05/03/2012 23:38

Annalisa, Annalise, Anne-Marie?

I like it on its own though.

MuddlingThroughItAll · 05/03/2012 21:47

I knew a v. posh Antonia who went by the nickname Annie. She did pretentiously unusually spell it Antoniah though.

BikeRunSki · 05/03/2012 21:42

Stephanie

likelucklove · 05/03/2012 21:42

Annissa (Annisa)
Anne-Marie
Annalie
Anika
Annabelle
Annalise
Leanne
Adrianna
Adrienne
Alaina

rosesatdawn · 05/03/2012 21:41

rosanna
susanna
anastasia
annabel
marianne
angelina
angelica
angela
anouk
anoushka
anthea

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ViolaCrayola · 05/03/2012 21:36

X post Mrsmonkfish - Grin at Annaconda!

Do you think Antonia could really be Annie? Wouldn't it always be Toni?

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ViolaCrayola · 05/03/2012 21:35

Ooh some really good ideas thank you! Really like Marianne but DH not into it.

I love Rosanna and Arianna - Arianna especially seems to be sense as a long name for Annie.

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Mrsmonkfish · 05/03/2012 21:34

Ann/Anne
Annabelinda
Annaconda
Anna
Pollyanna
Andromeda
Anastacia
Anya
Antonia
Anais (my personal fave!)

upatdawn · 05/03/2012 21:31

Annaliese, Antonia, Annastasia, Marianne, Rosanna, Rhianna, Joanna, Arianna, Lillian

petitema · 05/03/2012 21:30

Annabella arabella arabelle angela angelique angeliqua

StealthNinja · 05/03/2012 21:30

Susannah