Anna?

[mumofbumblebea]

what do you think to this name? it has really grown on me, i think it is classic and understated and quite elegant. also there don't seem to be too many baby Anna's about.
what do other people think? somebody mentioned they found it quite boring? does anyone think it is too popular now (i thought my other daughters name, Beatrice, was un-popular but there are three in her nursery class all born within 4 days of each other), and do you think it goes with Beatrice? thanks in advance.

I love Anna. Know of quite a few toddlers/young children, but it's so classic and lovely. Goes well with Beatrice too.

A truly lovely and classic name. Can't go wrong.

I have a 7 month old called Anna - boring smoring , I get lots of lovely comments, but then she is very yummy .

Love, love, love it. Simple, classic, elegant. Goes beautifully with Beatrice.

I love it too.

I think there are some classic names that just work really well through all trends and this is one of them.

Anna is fine but if you wanted something longer to go with Beatrice, how about Anneliese or Annabel?

Oh no - don't spoil Anna by turning it into anything longer, fluffier, less classic by miles! Anna is perfect :)

It's a perfect name not that I am biased

It is perfect and gorgeous, classsic and well known, yet will never cause any smirks or questions. Very good riends have a 10 month old one, otherwise I'd be using it for DD due any minute.

It's really nice, both pretty and strong. Oh, just going to pop that on my girls names list (not that I'm pregnant)

Very nice and sounds lovely with Beatrice

Lovely, such an elegant unfussy name, love it!

It has been one of my favourite names since I was about 8 and had an Icelandic friend called Anna. Twas a very unusual name to hear in the UK at that time. Another bonus is that it can't be shortened - no horrible nicknames!

I have a nearly 3 year old Anna. We don't know any others yet. It really grew on me once we got it on the shortlist. I'm not flowery and didn't want a girly name so Anna was perfect; strong and suited to any personality. Great long history with it, lovely meaning. I don't find it plain or boring, just powerfully simple and elegant.

I find it is a perfectly inoffensive name. I don't dislike it, but I don't love it. I'm neutral towards it. It's better than Ann!

I have an almost 4 year old Anna. Not too many of them around here and everyone comments on her pretty name.

It's a lovely name. Classic and elegant.

I love it, it was on my list.

Anne is more classic and elegant than Anna IMHO.

glad to see other people like the name. those of you with little Anna's what did you go for as a middle name if you don't mind me asking? i think i need a long middle name as the surname is quite short.

Lovely, quite possibly the only perfect name in the world. I have one in the family or I would have used it. She's the only one of her age (9) that I know around us so not overly popular, which is good.

mumofbumblebea I went for a family name - Clare. We never ever use middle names just as a nod to grannys etc . Our surname is also one syllable, so its all very short. In fact thinking about it all my dds have very short names.

Anna is lovely but I like Annie even more.

It is slightly dull but i do like it very much.

Wiggles, I'm Anna Clare!