Anna / Hannah diminutives

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Anna / Hannah are family names.

Not amazingly keen on either, but thinking of using a diminutive (perhaps as a middle name)

I love Anouk for example, but yet to convince DP!

Any suggestions gratefully received!

TIA :)

Anouk is a dogs name sorry

There is a very good baby name board on here too

Why don't you try posting in the baby names section?
You might get more replies to both threads.

YAmostdefinitelyBU

My mate wanted to call her child after her Mum who died when she was young

Her Mum's name was Anne (which she didn't particularly like) so she called her DD Kerrianne.

The whole point of keeping a name in the family is to recognise the name/keep that sense of familiarity- no one is going to think Anouk is related to Anna/Hannah! If you don't like those names, fair enough, but if it's very important to you to use them, they have to be similar or the same- why not just add one as another middle name? It's not like Edna or something...

Anouk is not a diminutive of Anna/Hannah it's just another name with the letters A and N.... with that logic Alan would be acceptable...! (actually more so as there are 2 A's!)

Anne, Ann, Hanna

Oh forgot to add YABU

Annalise? Combines Anna and Alice

Havanna?
Hannah Montana? (or MontAnna, perhaps?)

God it could be worse. Yabu.

Oh whoops! I thought I had posted in baby names!!

I'll ask mumsnet to move it!!

Why is there loads of baby name threads in AIBU at the moment.

What do people think 'Baby Names' is for?

Anya is lovely

X post, sorry op.

GnocchiNineDoors you are very clever! I'll put that one on the list!

How about:

Annabel
Annastasia
Johanna/Joanna
Anneke/Anneka
Savannah

HTH

Mumsyblouse it would mean something to my family and that's what matters! :)

No worries BonkeyMollocks

What about the Irish version, Áine (pronounced awn-ye)?

Yes Anya is lovely :)

Is it a Russian name though? (Russian names not very appropriate - for historical family reasons).

Oh, yes I like Áine too.

Hello this is now in Baby Names
Thanks
MNHQ

Thanks Olivia :)

(Sorry about that!)

Ania (pron same as anya) is Polish, if that helps with your political issues?!

Nancy is a form of Anna- I know this because we were going to call dd Nancy Anna but someone pointed out that would be like calling her Anna Anna.

Gah historical not political