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Annamaria

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LAPISLAZOO · 08/03/2021 21:03

Too much?

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StepOutOfLine · 13/03/2021 16:10

It's Italian, not Spanish. Fairly common in the over 50s, I have about 10 female colleagues called Annamaria. Coming from the days when all girls were named after the grandmother. Handy if one was Anna and one was Maria.
I don't know any that are younger than late forties.
I have a relative called that, but everyone just calls her Anna.

danascully96 · 13/03/2021 04:33

I prefer just Maria personally. Otherwise, Anna Maria should be two separate names, but just say them altogether when you talk to/about her.

Ulelia · 12/03/2021 21:25

I would hyphenate - Anna-Maria (well I'd actually go Ana-Maria for cultural reasons)

mathanxiety · 12/03/2021 21:09

It's not hard for a child to learn to spell a long name, for those of you doubting this is possible.

I have two DDs with four syllable names and know several other children with names just as long, or even longer. They had no problems with spelling. Even children with initial problems soon learned. Children tend to have idiosyncratic spelling initially but only those with an issue with spelling/ writing in general tend to have longstanding problems spelling their own name.

I also know children with Spanish and Polish names who learned the spellings easily despite an English speaking school environment and different pronunciations of certain letters - J, X, W for example.

BramStoker · 12/03/2021 21:07

To use as a full name all the time I do think it's too much yes (5 syllables, I draw the line at 4 personally!)

I think it's fine if you're happy to shorten to Anna or Annie. If you wouldn't want to shorten it then I'd definitely go with Anne-Marie (or Anna-Marie if you must)

mathanxiety · 12/03/2021 21:01

Love it. I have a cousin with this name. It always struck me as a happy, sunny name.

I also love Annarose and Annarosa.

EileenGC · 12/03/2021 18:10

I don’t like it.

And it’s not Spanish, the Spanish version is the hyphenated Ana-María.

FoolsAssassin · 12/03/2021 18:04

I like it because it is a family name so I grew up with positive associations about it, not this country though. She was rarely known by her full name and was called Mia for short.

Violetlavenders · 09/03/2021 14:40

I prefer Annemarie

trickyex · 09/03/2021 14:08

I think a 5 syllable name is a bit of a mouthful, nice as it is.
Anna or Maria alone are a bit easier to say/spell/read out in class etc..

Hailtomyteeth · 09/03/2021 08:48

Anna-Maria is a lovely name. Sadly, I know one and she is a very strange person and might, I think, have had a very hard life.

Nell96 · 09/03/2021 08:17

Not one I'd choose, but it's fine - nothing wrong with it. I'd probably just go for Maria or Marie.

Afishcalledwonderful · 09/03/2021 07:49

What @marly11 said!

daisypond · 09/03/2021 07:43

I like it. It’s quite frilly but nice. I know a couple of them - both with non-U.K. roots.

Soubriquet · 09/03/2021 07:40

Oh that’s creepy....this was literally the name my parents were going to name me

Zarinea · 09/03/2021 07:37

Love it, and far far prefer it to Anna Maria or Anna- Marie ect, where the second half will inevitably get dropped leaving you with lovely but a bit dull Anna.

justanotherneighinparadise · 09/03/2021 06:57

I like it!

joystir59 · 09/03/2021 06:55

Anne-Marie is lovely.

joystir59 · 09/03/2021 06:54

Too much, but I love Annamarie.

Silurian · 09/03/2021 06:52

Not for me. It sounds like Spanish Armada galleon, while also being quite frilly.

LynetteScavo · 09/03/2021 06:33

It's not too much, but I think it'll be shortened to Anna by friends (no bad thing)

HelenaJustina · 09/03/2021 06:26

I like it, I know a lovely Spanish girl with the name.

ILoveStickers · 09/03/2021 06:25

Hard to learn to spell? Why?

It's very nice. I prefer Marianne or Marianna, but Annamaria is lovely.

VikingLady · 08/03/2021 23:46

It's lovely, but probably hard for a child to learn to spell. I'd go for it though.

SenecaTrewe · 08/03/2021 23:39

It's a bit menemenenennenma.