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Anne

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17caterpillars1mouse · 01/06/2021 19:23

What are your thoughts on Anne? Not Anna, Annabel, Anneliese etc just Anne, possibly nn Annie.

Also any suggestion for other similar type of 'plain names' like Anne, Jane etc

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Enough4me · 01/06/2021 23:42

Lovely name, other short regular names I think will come back: Jane, Jean, Leah and Helen.

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 01/06/2021 23:36

I love it. I also love Ellen.

Pieceofpurplesky · 01/06/2021 23:34

Beautiful and classic, totally underused like Jane, Mary and Kate

username2332 · 01/06/2021 23:33

Good international name - I've worked with women called Anne / Anna (of various spellings!) from Spain, Brazil, Poland and Russia.

MrsSnarget · 01/06/2021 23:32

Anne - classic and refreshing

I have an Aunt Anne, she's anything but dull or boring.

I also like Jeanne with the French pronunciation Zjanne

SemperIdem · 01/06/2021 23:27

@TopBlogger I feel like that about Anna, of the proper classic names. Might as well call the baby “Girl”. Amelia is becoming the modern equivalent.

TopBlogger · 01/06/2021 22:15

Very boring. "Anne", bam, that's it. Nothing to it. Just...Anne

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 01/06/2021 22:12

Very classic and historical sounding, with some great namesakes. It possibly feels slightly dated compared to Anna (I've met lots of Anne's and they are all 50 plus), but lovely none the less imo. I expect Anne will make a comeback along with fellow short/simple classics like Jane, Ruth, Frances, Mary etc.

partyatthepalace · 01/06/2021 21:18

I like it, I am sure it will come back shortly with Jane and Jean. Margaret certainly is, and Mary to an extent.

INeedtobealone · 01/06/2021 21:15

Jean
Marie
Helen
Sarah
May
Faye
Claire
Kate

Sugarbellaella · 01/06/2021 21:11

I can’t stand it sorry - it’s so dull non descriptive. Anna or Annie fine but no to Ann.
I also hate Emma which I think is of the same ilk

BramStoker · 01/06/2021 21:09

I like Anne. I associate it with Anne of Green Gables who is one of my favourite literary characters and of course it absolutely needs the E!

I also like Jane

They are both classics

KirstenBlest · 01/06/2021 21:09

Lovely. I also like Ann, Annie, Jane and Mary .

I'm not keen on Anne or Jane as middle names.

TheMotherlode · 01/06/2021 21:07

I think it’s nice. Love Annie as a nickname too.

Other similar names could be June, Kate, Beth, Ivy.

C0nstance · 01/06/2021 21:06

I love Jane, Ellen, Beth and Anna. Love simple names. Eve, Elle, Mary, Ruth, Lynne..

But, Anne? There's so little to it.

Having said that, I think it sounds fashionable now. Definitely it will come back as a reaction to the 3 and 4 syllable frillier names we have had for 2 decades now.

Branleuse · 01/06/2021 21:04

Another 'plain' name I really love is Jean

Nuggetnugget · 01/06/2021 21:04

I absolutely love it.

RedcurrantPuff · 01/06/2021 21:03

Boring and dull

goldenfoldies · 01/06/2021 21:03

Beautiful, a classic!

Serpenta · 01/06/2021 21:02

@hiptobeasquare

I have an Anne. I named her after my great Nan, Anne Boleyn and Anne Elliot. Sometimes older women think I am talking to them in supermarkets. They are always really surprised and happy that I have a toddler ‘Anne.’

I love Anne Elliot.

Serpenta · 01/06/2021 21:02

'Unromantic fiddlesticks' said the unsympathetic Marilla. 'Anne is a real good plain sensible name. You've no need to be ashamed of it'.

I love Anne Shirley and anytime I see the name Ann written down I mentally add the E. As she would.

I don't think I love the name (neither did Anne) but it's a classis that's for sure. Other names in a similar vein not already mentioned might be Barbara, Judy, Joan, Ruth and Jill.

hiptobeasquare · 01/06/2021 20:58

tsmainsqueeze · 01/06/2021 20:57

I love it but prefer Ann spelling. Simple, gentle .
Not going to find a class full either .

JayAlfredPrufrock · 01/06/2021 20:56

It’s a lovely classic name.

Or Nancy?

milinhas · 01/06/2021 20:54

Anne is very nice (though I do prefer Anna I’m afraid sorry!). I do also like Joan from PPs suggestions.

Similar feel to me - Susan, Catherine, Eliza.

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