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what's your favourite ever name?

31 replies

sugagii · 20/08/2020 15:14

sorry, not exactly baby name related, but i'm thinking of changing my name, and i'm stuck on what it should be! i've got my heart set on something short, sophisticated and beautiful, but i just can't find quite the right name. my favourite so far is ana but i'm worried about mispronounciation (i want it to be said ah-na but i'm worried people will pronounce it ar-na or or-na). so, tell me your all time favourite female names! Smile

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WaynettaLob · 20/08/2020 19:27

Ayla
Emmie
Rose
Rosa
Annie
Bea

bridgetreilly · 20/08/2020 19:21

Annis
Erin
Lois
Joan
June
Ada

chubbyhotchoc · 20/08/2020 18:48

Phoebe

coffeerice · 20/08/2020 18:39

Anya
Pronounced Arn-ya or An-ya
If you like Ana you'll probably like this.
I love Ana too.

ChimpyChops · 20/08/2020 17:41

Rebecca is my all time favourite.

rosiethehen · 20/08/2020 17:34

Erica

jessstan2 · 20/08/2020 17:28

@Annist

I have an aunt called Ana as she's Swedish. Even my mother calls her Anna. She said she's given up getting people to province it right. I'd choose something else if the pronounciation matters so much. Elizabeth? Helen? Victoria?
I like those three classic names you've mentioned, my favourite being 'Elizabeth'.
Bbq1 · 20/08/2020 17:27

Anne. Everyone uses Anna nowadays

Puffalicious · 20/08/2020 17:05

Eve
Isla
Mirren

tothesea · 20/08/2020 17:02

Sylvie is mine.

babyguffingtonstrikesagain · 20/08/2020 16:58

Jemima is my favourite.

Annierose293 · 20/08/2020 16:56

I always wanted to be an Emma.

ItsReallyOnlyMe · 20/08/2020 16:52

Sasha
Camille

JemimaTiggywinkle · 20/08/2020 16:34

Hannah

Bunnybigears · 20/08/2020 16:20

Short names I like:
Flo
Vada
Lana
Jo

Firebird83 · 20/08/2020 16:13

Anna with this spelling

HeronLanyon · 20/08/2020 16:13

Lydia
Connie (Constance)
Claire
Catherine
Roz (rosemary)
Sorry not all short !

sqirrelfriends · 20/08/2020 16:08

Ava, Ivy and Lira Blush

sqirrelfriends · 20/08/2020 16:07

I think Ava and Ivy and Lira are really pretty.

santorinisun · 20/08/2020 16:00

@newname81

Matilda is my favourite name, I was hoping if we had a girl (we don't) we'd use it but my husband hates it!
Me too! Have always loved the name Matilda! I'm trying to convince him but it's not working Hmm

Heidi is our joint top choice now.

Spied · 20/08/2020 16:00

I'd spell it Anna OP. I think you're more likely to get the pronunciation that you don't want with the spelling Ana.
I do know people who (unlikely me)pronounce Ana as On-a ( like the Frozen movie).

SybillaB · 20/08/2020 15:58

How about Claire or Jane?

newname81 · 20/08/2020 15:55

Matilda is my favourite name, I was hoping if we had a girl (we don't) we'd use it but my husband hates it!

sugagii · 20/08/2020 15:48

@Spied ooh, that's how i want it pronounced! Smile sorry if i didn't make that clear Blush

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Spied · 20/08/2020 15:47

I'd pronounce Ana the same way as Anna.
Anne- a so not what you'd really be hoping from unfortunately.
I do love Anna and I also love Alice.

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