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 :)

Hanneli
Anneli
Annalise
Marianne
Ariane
Arianna
Annabella/Annabelle

Ooh, I'd forgotten about Marianne, I like that name. My grandmother on the other side was Mary so that would be great.

Also like Arianna.

And Mariella too, but I digress ;)

Ania's great, thanks Spink :)

And it is political (as well as historical!).

Arianna and Mariella are both lovely names - as is Ariella.

DS would be delighted with Ariella - there's one in Tree Fu Tom, isn't there?!

But yes, a nice name.

I like Anastasia, but isn't Stacey a NN? (Not keen on Stacey!)

Surely Anya is a more likely diminutive of Anastasia than Stacey? I thought Stacey was taken from the surname, not from Anastasia?

I love Anna and Hannah.

'Anna' type names run in my mother's family. Her sister was Susannah, she is Johanna (pronounced Yo-hanna, her family is Danish) and I'm Hanne (pronounced with a hard e so just like Hannah)

I also like Hajina and Hania

Don't go with Anastasia unless you want her to be one of a million.

Lovely name but unfortunate reference to a certain book .

Ariella is beautiful :)

Hajina sounds lovely if you know how it's spelt, but wouldn't you get a bit of 'Laughing Hajina (Hyena)' overkill?

Sorry, being dim here. Which book?

Plus you'd get some people who'd see Hajina written down and pronounce it rhyme with 'vagina'?

I like Hanna and Anna, lots of (Polish) variations for nicknames: Anka, Ania, Aniela, Hania, Haniu, Hanka

I love Hannah and Anna, too.
How about (and apologies for any duplicates, can't be bothered to read all
posts);
Anya
Anais
Anouska
Anneka
Nancy
Rosanna
Annie

Re Stacey being a nn for Anastasia. It would only happen if it was spelt Anastacia otherwise that would be a weird nn. Stacey is also a bit old fashioned so doubt it would ever get used - Tasy/Tasey/Ana would be more likely but the one i know has never had it shortened so you would just keep reiterating the full name until people got the idea (if they started to shorten it of course).

I have the name Ania (as far as the polish half of my family) and there are a few ways to soften it/nickname it further. There's
Anusia (pron Anusha and used the most by my mum!)
Anka
Anushka

Anita?