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Ana

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Threenanger · 19/02/2019 15:04

What’s your thoughts on this name? Pronounced On-na...

Is it classic as Anna?

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Threenanger · 20/02/2019 02:30

I’ll take it that Ana is a no! Thanks everyone

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Skirmisher · 19/02/2019 23:49

It looks too clipped.

bridgetreilly · 19/02/2019 23:28

Christian Grey will see you now.

Sophronia · 19/02/2019 22:51

Anna is much nicer

DramaAlpaca · 19/02/2019 21:19

It's the Spanish version of Anna, & should be pronounced more or less the same.

Ana will get mispronounced constantly as this thread shows.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 19/02/2019 20:20

I would always think of her as Ana-anorexic

kaytee87 · 19/02/2019 20:18

I'm confused as to where the O and R sounds are coming from?

I'd just pronounce it Ana and assume it was short for Anastasia.

glitterbiscuits · 19/02/2019 20:02

Anna - yes. Lovely, classic
Ana- yuck. No.

EspressoX10 · 19/02/2019 19:16

Yep. Spanish and Portuguese spelling and a very very common name there (and in South America).

SouthwarkSkaters · 19/02/2019 19:07

I’m an Ana (South American) and:

  1. Everyone pronounces it the same way as Anna
  2. No one has ever added an L to the end of it (and yes, the word is the same in my language)
  3. I have spent the best part of the last twelve years saying ‘it’s A-n-a’ or ‘Ana with a single n’. At least it’s short to spell but, as much as I love my name (and I do!), to be honest I wouldn’t use this spelling if living in an English speaking country.
longestlurkerever · 19/02/2019 19:01

The character in Frozen is spelled Anna pronounces Arna. Ana is just the Spanish spelling of Anna to me and pronounced the same way. Arna is a name, as is Honor.

RogersVideo · 19/02/2019 19:01

I think anorexia.

BlueMerchant · 19/02/2019 19:01

Lovely name but she will likely be called Anna by most.

ItsLikeRainOnYourWeddingDay · 19/02/2019 18:58

Ana is also the abbreviation used in many pro anorexia website. For example a person struggling will write "the day I met Ana".

Northumberlandlass · 19/02/2019 18:58

I know an Ana, pronounced Anna. She is Croatian x

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 19/02/2019 18:57

I'm Scottish and I would just pronounce it as Anna.

sue51 · 19/02/2019 18:56

Anna yes, Ana no.

MissBattleaxe · 19/02/2019 18:55

It's a big NO from me.

MissBattleaxe · 19/02/2019 18:55

No, the character in Frozen is Ana as it's set in Scandinavia.

OP- Ana reminds me of those pro-anorexia sites and nobody would ever ever say it right. Anna is a pretty name.

Also- just add an L to the end of Ana....

haverhill · 19/02/2019 18:54

Isn’t it used in Spain as Anna? I know two Anas of Spanish descent.

emilybrontescorsett · 19/02/2019 18:51

No I wouldn't , people will called her Anna or misspell it.

daisypond · 19/02/2019 18:49

I think after Frozen, Ana is more common - the character from Frozen is Anna. Just call her Anna. Or Honor.

GrapesAndCheese · 19/02/2019 16:22

Ana...L

Sorry OP but it's a big pile of nope from me.

erja · 19/02/2019 16:20

I'd pronounce it AnnaConfused

CharlyAngelic · 19/02/2019 16:17

Mary

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