What could Annie be short for?

[ViolaCrayola]

DH and I have always loved the name Annie for a girl. But I don't like the idea of using a shortened name as the actual name on the birth certificate. Any ideas for what a long version of Annie could be? We don't like Annabel I'm afraid...

Anita? Anya?

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DorcasGailen - That's interesting - agree with Annie the musical ref! Good luck with the arrival of your Annie :)

For various reasons I don't think we would do Anna on the BC but we could just do Anne...

My DH has vetoed all of the long versions except Roxanne/a! I like that too and you could have Annie or Roxy.

I know a Roxana - pronounced Rox -ar - na - but presumably this wouldn't be shortened to Annie?

Roxana/Roxanna would be Roxy rather than Annie I'd have thought.

Not too keen on Roxy though.

Is Anne nice and classic or terrible boring do you reckon? My friend's baby is called Jane and it's actually SO lovely on a baby.

And she would be known as Annie...

Take your point about Roxana use your loaf.

terribly boring

useyourloaf not use your loaf!

When will Mumsnet get an edit function?

Anne

I think Anne is beautiful, unpretentious and a name that a baby can grow into - if that makes any sense.

No doubt its plain and boring for lots of people.

Isn't Annie a nickname for Anne? It's not short for anything.

My Annie is an Anna. Lovely classic name which suits both a toddler and grown woman.

In 'My Sister's Keeper', if I recall, the main character is called Anna as a nn for Andromeda.

Anna-rosa

I know a little Annie who is Evangeline and an adult Annie who is Rosanna.

Anne is a lovely name and not common for babies ATM.

I know an Annie which is short for Annette

Hmmm, Annette - could be Annie or Etty/Etta!

Evangeline, , Rosanne.

Our Annie is Anna on her BC (after a last minute wobble about having a grown up name in reserve); we know an Annie who is just that.

Girl at my DD's school called Annie short for Anwen. Any Welsh blood?

Alexandra? The nickname link might be a bit tenuous, but hey, Sasha and other not-immediately-identifiable-link nicknames come from it.

WineOhWhy - Yes! - I am half welsh and would LOVE Anwen. DH has said no :( :(

But maybe he will change his mind

On the Welsh front I also googled thought of Aneira - actually pronounced Ann - ee -ra - so pretty close to Annie. Any thoughts? We don't live in Wales FWIW.

Oh, my aunt is Eirwen! Anakin?

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