Anais

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Partner really likes this name for a girl, as he lived in France for a few years when younger so pronounces it the correct way Ah-Nay-Ees, where as I want to pronounce it an-nays, and I think where we live (UK) people would pronounce it the same way as me.

I think the spelling and name is pretty and the meaning (very important to us). However not sure it goes with our children Charlie and Tilly.

How would you pronounce it?
Does it 'go' with our children's names?

Lovely name. I'd pronounce it the French way if that's the correct way.

I don't think having matching names matters that much, all your kids will have different personalities.

I think it's lovely, but only when pronounced the proper (by which I mean French) way.

Ann-eye-eese.

Only know that because of the little sister in the amazing world of gumball cartoon

I think it goes with your other DC.
Do you plan to shorten it or use a nickname?

Lovely name. I knew one, pronounced ah-neigh, but sometimes people added an s or pronounced it differently. Still pretty though.

I love it pronounced Ann-eye-ees, but the Ann-nay and Ann-ays pronunciations are naff for me, sorry.

It's 'Ah-neye-ees' to me, and I adore that name :) clueing my kids love that show lol op I wouldn't worry about it not fully matching your other dc's names, although I think all three go lovely

Now you've said how to pronounce it id say the French way I die however read it as anis at first

I would have pronounced it ah-nay. I think it's very pretty whichever way it's pronounced and agree with wiggly about sibling names not having to 'match'. I think it's almost better if they don't! Does your name match your partner's?

Nice, but only if spelt and pronounced correctly: Anaïs [ah-nah-ees]

It's pretty (also know it from Gumball!) but pronunciation is tricky.

It doesn't really match your other names, but does it need to? They will only be Charlie, Tilly and Anais as children, for the rest of her life she'll just be Anais Smith.

How about Annie though?

I agree they don't have to match just wasn't sure if it was so far away from their 'ee' ending names. We also watch Gumball as well :)
Keturahlee love Annie as it has family connections but Oh isn't that keen.

I personally think people will struggle with the pronunciation, and I would hate for my child to keep correcting everyone her whole life!

I don't think it's a name that works very well outside francophone countries, as there is a very particular pronunciation which most people will get wrong.

An uncommon but similar English name (I've only ever met one) is Annis. Nobody's likely to get that wrong.

Hopefully more people would think of Gumball than Erotica!

Lovely name ruined by Anglicised pronunciation, IMO

Lovely name but I agree with you that if you live in UK then most likely people will pronounce it the way you do. I have a name that 'works' in English but when I lived in France I was constantly correcting people. It didn't bother me in the slightest after the 100th time

Lovely name but loses a lot of its loveliness when spoken in a non French accent.

Ask ten people in the UK to say Anais and you will probably get ten separate pronunciations.

It's a lovely name but I know a 5 year old called Anais and everyone pronounces it an-ay. So your DD might have to correct people, but then once you've told people once hopefully they'll remember! I have a DD with a fairly common name and some people spell or pronounce that wrong so you can't win

It's very pretty but I wouldn't have known how to say it - prob would have gone with ah-nace but I think I'm being especially thick on this one, so ignore that!

Be ready for mean boys (and possibly girls) nick naming her Anus, however.

On my list, pronounced the correct way. I really don't get all those British Anay's, taking an actual name and intentionally mispronouncing it - like saying my name is Jessica, but pronounced Julie.

If you like Anay, what about Anya instead?

Also agree about the pp's idea that children's names don't need to 'go together'. I knew a brother and sister once called Frank and Mercedes. It caused a few giggles, but it didn't actually matter and it never bothered them!

Every time I hear it I think anus

I agree with most other posters. Its a lovely name but the pronunciation issues would put me off. I know a 5 year old Anais whose mother pronounces it Annay.

Told my sister and she straight away found the 'anus' connection! Which has put me right off. She also didn't know how to pronounce it either!
Agree Squoosh - When OH says it in french accent it sounds lovey- but I am English and therefore it doesn't have that loveliness about it!

I don't think it is the 'right' name for me personally :)

Odd that so many people don't know how to pronounce it correctly Always makes me think of Anais in Claudine à l’école though.