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Anna and ....

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Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 20:02

Just found out that we're having a girl. We were convinced it was a boy and only really thought of boy's names (on no evidence whatsoever). Any suggestions for a name. DD is Anna. We have reluctantly decided against Elsa.

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Justkeeepsmiling · 20/01/2019 00:24

Ooh... And Evie

Somethingjustlikethis · 21/01/2019 00:38

Anna and Catherine
Anna and Victoria
Anna and Jane
Anna and Rosa
Anna and Laura
Anna and Maria
Anna and Louisa
Anna and Grace

I adore Elise but I think I do kind of see what you mean about them having slightly different feels.

Somethingjustlikethis · 21/01/2019 00:43

And I met a baby Claire recently and loved that.
Clara is the more obvious match with Anna (And Claire with Anne?) but I do like Claire.

Is Emma an option?
Grace is good but very popular I think.

Shadow1234 · 21/01/2019 07:33

Anna and Verity
Anna and Heidi
Anna and Phoebe
Anna and Rachel
Anna and Elayna
Anna and Rosina
Anna and Beatrice

Sophronia · 21/01/2019 16:42

Anna and Eliza
Anna and Julia
Anna and Catherine/Katherine
Anna and Emily
Anna and Maria
Anna and Sarah
Anna and Esther
Anna and Charlotte
Anna and Kate
Anna and Eleanor
Anna and Georgina
Anna and Helena
Anna and Lucy
Anna and Rose
Anna and Louisa
Anna and Jane

Barreleyefish · 21/01/2019 18:11

Anna and Katya
Anna and Francesca
Anna and Clara
Anna and Elizabeth
Anna and Alicia/Alissa
Anna and Thalia
Anna and Tabatha
Anna and Carolina
Anna and Charlotta

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 20:28

DH not keen on Clara. Likes Ellen though.

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IsFuzzyBeagMise · 21/01/2019 20:44

Anna and Ellen would be lovely.

ThriveTalking · 21/01/2019 21:22

Ellen is great. I noticed that your two suggestions of Elise and Claire didn't end in a -a, like Anna does and a lot of girls' names do. I wondered if you maybe prefer that?
Personally I decided I didn't want my second daughter to have a name ending in -a like my DD1 does. It narrowed the field a lot-

Ideas:
Kate (Catherine)
Juliet
Miriam

But I think Ellen is the best.

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 22:43

Spot on Thrive. I'd prefer to steer clear of names ending in A. And probably beginning in A too but that's not as important.

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 22:45

I like Kate but there's already one in the family.

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CandleConcerto · 21/01/2019 22:45

I say we bring back Laura!

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 22:48

Laura is definitely out. Friends wanted Anna or Laura and specifically chose Laura so as not to have same name as DD who is very close in age. It'd be a bit much if we named dd2 Laura after that.

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 22:49

I'm so difficult. I'm shooting down every suggestion! Grin

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CandleConcerto · 21/01/2019 22:53

Flora?

CandleConcerto · 21/01/2019 22:54

Freya? Frances?

CandleConcerto · 21/01/2019 22:54

Oh sorry no A endings...

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Frankthebank · 21/01/2019 22:56

It looks like Ellen is starting to stick. It's the only one both DH and myself like.

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Iwrotethissongfor · 21/01/2019 23:03

Love Anna. It totally fails as it begins and ends with an A but I really like Alexandra, I find Alex is really strong and lovely for girls as abbreviation but there’s loads more for that name. Also a fan of Emma but it’s pretty similar to Anna. Wildcard: Piper?

custardlover · 21/01/2019 23:08

Marie
Colette
Catherine

ThriveTalking · 21/01/2019 23:32

Ellen certainly fits the bill and it's lovely.
(I like Elise too)
Lois any good?

ThriveTalking · 21/01/2019 23:34

Helen
Eleanor

SemperIdem · 21/01/2019 23:40

I think Elin is nicer than Ellen, though not dissimilar in sound.

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Frankthebank · 22/01/2019 00:12

I like it but I think an Elin would spend her life telling people her name is not Ellen. It's not common here in Ireland.

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SemperIdem · 22/01/2019 00:17

That’s fair enough, also I don’t think Ellen and Elin would sound very different at all in a lot (but obviously not all) Irish accents. Whereas in Wales, Elin and Ellen do sound different, to my Welsh ears.