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Anne

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Istillgetjealous · 02/02/2020 18:33

DH really likes Anne but I’m not entirely convinced.
I don’t like Annie or Anna for sure but Anne is one I’m on the fence about.
Any thoughts?

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HeronLanyon · 20/02/2020 20:31

‘Dh and I compromised’ if ever in doubt just leAve the dh out of it and say would it be ‘I compromised’ or ‘me compromised’ ? The ‘and’ doesn’t change what’s right.

mynamesmrdiggety · 20/02/2020 20:27

Me and dh. Or dh and I?

mynamesmrdiggety · 20/02/2020 20:25

I really liked Anne when I was pregnant (it's so classic and green gables fan.) I still love it but me and she compromised on Anna. Which I have never liked but it's grown on me now. We have a one syllable surname though so actually a one syllable first name would have been odd. Go for Anne if you love it.

missmouse101 · 20/02/2020 20:15

Annika is lovely but Anne is just dull and awful.

Allthebears · 20/02/2020 20:13

Anne Frank's full name was Annelies/e which is beautiful and still gives the shortened version as an alternative.

bridgetreilly · 20/02/2020 17:54

Anne nn Nancy.

Bbq1 · 20/02/2020 17:39

My mistake and my apologies @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g.

People like that are just so rude and only because they're online. I bet the person who said that would not walk up to somebody irl and say that.

AnotherDFSsale · 20/02/2020 17:17

Headmistress-y. Love Anna though. Or Hannah.

sandybanana · 20/02/2020 17:11

My middle name
Is Anne

Prefer Anna to be honest

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 20/02/2020 17:10

I didn't say that, @Bbq1, I was quoting someone else. I like the names Anne and Ann.

Bbq1 · 20/02/2020 16:56

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

Well I'm not awful, angry or middle aged so there you go! I'm sure you have a perfectly normal name that lots of people would hate but hopefully not everyone with that name is rude, ignorant and unthinking...

SalmonOfKnowledge · 20/02/2020 13:44

Middle age doesnt make one any less lovely!

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 20/02/2020 11:32

Every Anne I've ever met have been awful angry middle aged women. Please don't do it.

Hmm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne

RachelEllenRE · 20/02/2020 11:09

Really like Anna or Anya but Anne is a bit dull for me. Not horrible in any way though!

ValancyRedfern · 20/02/2020 10:18

I am a total Anne of Green Gables obsessive so you can't go wrong with the name Anne imho. Anne Boleyn was also pretty cool.

CatteStreet · 20/02/2020 10:06

'awful angry middle aged women'

Hmm I'm sure they weren't born middle-aged (as if being middle-aged were such a horror anyway)

Bbq1 · 20/02/2020 00:08

Fab name! And it's mine. I like that there aren't many people of my age with my name. It's with an e, we always call Ann without an e 'unfinished Ann'. It's a great name and many generations of women in my family have the name. Anna is ok but Annie is a bit over used and unoriginal, nice as a pet name. Using Anne for a baby now would be lovely and actually quite unusual.

Christmadtree · 19/02/2020 23:58

Every Anne I've ever met have been awful angry middle aged women. Please don't do it.

Anna is much better.

lobsteroll · 19/02/2020 23:58

Was coming on to say I prefer Anna but the more I've seen Anne written on this thread it is growing on me. Definitely due a comeback, nice solid name.

glitterstarsshower · 19/02/2020 23:55

Anna is beautiful

Liddell · 19/02/2020 23:53

I prefer Anna

Rootd · 19/02/2020 23:47

Love it. Strong and classic. Anne with an E for me.

hannahfaith · 19/02/2020 23:27

I think it's sweet and agree it's due for a comeback. I like with the e (Anne) and as pp mentioned it's a literary and historical name with a lot of great Anne's in the past

Nowayorhighway · 19/02/2020 16:19

I think it’s had its day tbh, it’s dated and dull.

Poorolddaddypig · 19/02/2020 16:02

Love Annie, like Anna, dislike Anne. Very meh.