Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Options on Anna-Marie

30 replies

Capecodsummer · 26/03/2022 23:18

I knew one at school but haven't heard it in years.
What do you think?¹ I love it but not sure if the name works today.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
peaceinourtime · 04/04/2022 08:24

Use Anna or Marie. Double barrelled names look silly.

CouncilHousedAndViolentBaby · 03/04/2022 15:34

My cousins called Anna-Marie I always thought it was nice
Irish too

NeverChange · 03/04/2022 14:51

I really like the name Anna, like Marie too.

Have you considered one as first name, one as second name so she has the option of using Anna Marie or just Anna if she prefers later in life.

FolkSongSweet · 29/03/2022 06:52

The Samuel whiskers story is Anna Maria!

Irish here and know lots of Anne-Maries- lovely name. Anna-Marie is confusing - just go with Anne-Marie (or Anna-Maria). Anne-Marie is French and Anna-Maria is German (and other languages too I think) so better not to mix them up.

Fwiw I don’t think either name has any of the modern associations with double barrelled names - both are classics and actually sound fresh now.

WeasilyPleased · 29/03/2022 00:07

I much prefer it flipped...Marianne.

Openmuddyfields · 28/03/2022 07:46

Haven’t a clue why saying ‘Anna Marie’ is any more annoying than Nathaniel or similar.

Unfortunately the only Anna Marie I know (of) is Fred wests daughter but I doubt anyone would make this association. I think Anna is lovely on its own.

CoffeeWithCheese · 28/03/2022 07:43

I was at school with lots of Anne-Maries in the 1980s. Also know an Anna-Marie and I find that doesn't roll off the tongue in quite the same way in comparison - it always sounds slightly awkward to say - even when the lady named it says it herself.

alexdgr8 · 27/03/2022 20:37

Anne-Marie is much better

Squashpocket · 27/03/2022 20:32

I don't think Anne-Marie falls in to the same category as some of the more recent hyphenated names (ones ending rose, rae or mae). It's more classic than that. I think it's lovely.

Theforest · 27/03/2022 20:09

I have a friend called Anne Marie. Known as Anna sometimes

Beautiful woman. Irish heritage.

Original poster
Capecodsummer · 27/03/2022 20:06

I haven't read it but I just looked up the character 😃
It is such a pretty name.

OP posts:
delshell · 27/03/2022 19:47

Very pretty name.

The only thing that would put me off is that it's the name of Samuel Whiskers' wife (as in the Beatrix Potter story). I doubt many people would know that so I'm sure it's nothing to worry about but I've read it to my daughter so many times that I don't think I could get the connection out of my head!!

meringue33 · 27/03/2022 15:42

Anna-Maria is lovely, people will assume you’re very Catholic en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Maria_Taigi

Phyllis321 · 27/03/2022 15:39

I like it

MissyB1 · 27/03/2022 15:37

I went to a Catholic school, we had a few Anne-Maries, lovely name. Anna - Marie is a bit awkward. Just go with Anne-Marie.

Luredbyapomegranate · 27/03/2022 15:34

It’s 70s retro but fine, just don’t use a hyphen

Rainydaysandmondays24 · 27/03/2022 11:02

@AnnaSW1

Hyphens are just not good
I think they can work with some names though. I agree the -May/Mai/Mae/ -Rose/ -Grace names have been done to death, but I think something like Anna-Marie has a completely different vibe. Personally I love Anna-Marie. It's beautiful.
AnnaSW1 · 27/03/2022 10:05

Hyphens are just not good

Rosemary2022 · 27/03/2022 09:56

I can see what others are saying in it being similar to other hyphenated names and people mixing them up. But I don't think I would let that worry me. I mean if you are going for something easy to remember just go with Child A (that is not the purpose of a given name).

If people say her name wrong she will I am sure be able to correct people - as we all do now with our own names.

Go with the name you like best!

Lurking9to5 · 27/03/2022 09:38

I'd find it hard to remember if it was anna maria or anna marie or anne maria.

Anne-Marie is the classic combo.

I prefer Anna, Anya or Marianne to Anne-Marie though

Sixpencenone · 27/03/2022 09:35

I think it's lovely.

PiratePetespajamas · 27/03/2022 09:25

I think pp are right that hyphenated names are naff - but this is one of the old school ones so I actually think it escapes that. Having said that, Anne-Marie is obviously the more usual form and I think she’ll get a lot of errors. I also think it’s a bit of a mouthful, although nicer than Annemarie. I’d just got for Anna, personally, which is lovely and not all that usual.

FlyingIsEasy · 27/03/2022 00:41

Use Anne-Marie if you want hyphenated or she'll have a lifetime of correcting people.

Anna Marie is nice but as a first name and middle name.

demoness · 27/03/2022 00:23

I'm Irish and I know a few Anne-Maries. Marie after the Virgin Mary and Anne because that's the name of her mother in Catholic tradition. I've heard of the Latinate Anna Maria too. I've never encountered Anna-Marie before though. I think it's nice but easily misheard as Anne-Marie.

Rosemary2022 · 26/03/2022 23:57

I think it is beautiful