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tostaky · 03/11/2011 21:44

Anton for a boy
Anais for a girl

yay or nay?

open to suggestions as long as they start by "A"

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EdithWeston · 03/11/2011 21:48

I love both of them!

Some more "A" names:

Alexander, Aidan, Aloyisius, Angus

Athena, Artemis, Ariadne, Alexandra, Araminta, Allegra, Alethea

choux · 03/11/2011 21:51

Not for me - Anton is too Strictly and Anais is an 80s perfume.

All of Edith's suggestions are better esp Angus and Allegra.

MerryMarigold · 03/11/2011 21:54

Like Anton, not really Anais. Are they twins?!!

Anna

Alan
Albert

Towndon · 03/11/2011 22:07

Anton - du Beke. I like Ant(h)ony though.

Anais very pretty, but be prepared for lots of people asking about pronounciation and spelling.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/11/2011 22:12

Not fond of either but Anais is better than Anton.

Adam / Andrew / Asher / Ashley /

Ariadne / Anna / Adele / Adella / Alice /

Towndon · 03/11/2011 22:21

Andrew, Aaron, Alfred, Amos, Arthur, Aldwin, Alaric, Abraham (Abe), Alistair, Arlo

Annabel, Anne, Alyssa, Anneliese, Aster, Aurora, Aurelia, Annette, Amelia, Abigail

MelinaM · 03/11/2011 23:38

Anais is lovely, but I'm not a fan of Anton I'm afraid.

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tostaky · 04/11/2011 06:57

Thank you

so you think Anais will be difficult to pronounce/spell for people?
i would like to avoid this as it is already the problem for DS2

i also like Arlo for a boy but DP is not so keen..

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Montsti · 04/11/2011 08:12

Don't like either, I'm afraid..Arabella, Amelie?

3isamagicnumber · 04/11/2011 08:46

Not a fan of wither Im afraid - names beginning with 'A' I do like though include Antony, Aidan, Anna and Anya.

Montsti · 04/11/2011 08:55

Anya and Anna are nice not so keen on your boy's choices though.

Montsti · 04/11/2011 08:56

Sorry I thought I was talking to Tostaky!

peacypops · 04/11/2011 15:36

Don't like Anton at all but Anais is very pretty. I do think that people will mis-pronounce it though (presumably you will be pronouncing it An-i-isse)

MrsMcJnr · 04/11/2011 18:46

Aiden
Ashton
Armand
Apollo
Avery

Allegra
Amaya
Athena

MerryMarigold · 04/11/2011 21:47

Yes, I am not sure of pronounciation of Anais. Is it Ann-I-ees? Or Annay?

peacypops · 05/11/2011 10:08

MerryMarigold it's the first one. But I think a lot of people would assume 'Annay' (that's how most people used to pronounce the name of the perfume!

AnaisB · 05/11/2011 10:43

i like them [biased]

Towndon · 05/11/2011 10:51

I've heard it pronounced An-AY-is.

winkle2 · 05/11/2011 11:06

Anaia?

HaveToWearHeels · 19/12/2011 08:42

Not keen on either. Love Ava though.

AwayinaKayzr · 19/12/2011 08:43

Don't like either of them.

guinealady · 19/12/2011 10:00

I do quite like Anais - I wouldn't choose it as my name starts with an A too, but it is very pretty. I've heard of Ana being used as a nn.

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