Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Confused by myself!

38 replies

confusedandcrazymother · 03/02/2019 08:12

Anna.

I remember when I was younger, I never cared for this name at all. It was a nothing name, a dated name, an old lady name.

I remember coming across a woman who had named her daughter Anna, and I felt sorry for the little one. Why would her mother give her such an old boring name?

Fast forward about 4 years, and now I think I love the name.
It’s simple, timeless, classic, elegant, travels well.

But is it boring? I’m confused by my own thoughts! I know Annabelle has taken off... but not sure about Anna.

Thanks

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
daisypond · 03/02/2019 13:43

I love Anna. It's simple, timeless and elegant. I much prefer it to Annabel/Annabelle and I don't think it's boring.

3in4years · 03/02/2019 13:18

Where as Annabelle makes me think of a cabbage patch doll.

3in4years · 03/02/2019 13:18

Anna makes me think of no nonsense. A little girl who is strong and beautiful and takes no shit! And possibly can speak more than one language. Or is Spanish or Irish.

costacoffeecup · 03/02/2019 08:24

Oh and I really dislike Annabelle!

costacoffeecup · 03/02/2019 08:23

I have an Anna. I didn't like it at all before I had her and had vetoed it - I wanted Anne or Alice - but for some reason it felt right and now I absolutely love it. It's classic but also not everywhere. I really love names like Isobel, Sophia etc but there are too many of them and I think a name is much less beautiful if there are four in a class the same.

RickOShay · 03/02/2019 08:22

Anna is lovely. I don’t see it as dated at all. I would like to be called Anna.

flumpybear · 03/02/2019 08:22

Sorry but think it's nice but It's a little boring, I had a friend at school called Anna .... it turned out after a while if knowing her that her full name was Anastasia ... which I thought was much brighter

CoatTails · 03/02/2019 08:21

Susanna
Johanna
Annabelle
Anneliese
Rosanna
Marianna

But Anna is beautiful too!

implantsandaDyson · 03/02/2019 08:18

I have one Grin. I obviously think it's a lovely name, it is popular where I am, there would be 3 in my 7 year olds school year.

SoyDora · 03/02/2019 08:16

None of those really! As you said, it’s simple and elegant. I don’t think it’s a ‘posh’ name, or try hard, or unimaginative, or middle aged.

Original poster
confusedandcrazymother · 03/02/2019 08:15

What thoughts does the name conjure up for you?

A middle aged lady with a cup of tea?
A posh girl in a private school?
Or a try hard mother trying to sound posh?
A child lumped with a boring unimaginative name?

OP posts:
SoyDora · 03/02/2019 08:14

I really like it.

Variousartists · 03/02/2019 08:13

Lovely and not many about.