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Ana

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Threenanger · 19/02/2019 15:04

What’s your thoughts on this name? Pronounced On-na...

Is it classic as Anna?

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RuthW · 19/02/2019 15:29

It will never get pronounced correctly. I would have said Arna.

Bumblebeesmum · 19/02/2019 15:58

I thought it was pronounced Arna or Anna

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Threenanger · 19/02/2019 16:03

Yes I mean like ar-na

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MatildaTheGreat · 19/02/2019 16:04

50 shades

MumCatx2 · 19/02/2019 16:06

She will spend all her time spelling her name, i have to spell my surname and it annoys me. I'm an Anna and its pretty rare which is great. I think after Frozen, Ana is more common.

dreichuplands · 19/02/2019 16:07

You may struggle with pronunciation, I would say A na. I think it is a pretty name though.

Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 19/02/2019 16:07

L...
Just don't do it.

jeanne16 · 19/02/2019 16:08

Why not go with Honor, which is pronounced the way you seem to want it.

CryptoFascist · 19/02/2019 16:10

Kids will add an L to the end. High school...

CharlyAngelic · 19/02/2019 16:11

What about Aine instead ?

ElizabethMainwaring · 19/02/2019 16:14

Ana is short for anorexic. My name is Hannah and I also love Anna. Just choose a proper name that everyone knows how to say and everyone knows how to spell.

CharlyAngelic · 19/02/2019 16:16

Dot

CharlyAngelic · 19/02/2019 16:17

Mary

erja · 19/02/2019 16:20

I'd pronounce it AnnaConfused

GrapesAndCheese · 19/02/2019 16:22

Ana...L

Sorry OP but it's a big pile of nope from me.

daisypond · 19/02/2019 18:49

I think after Frozen, Ana is more common - the character from Frozen is Anna. Just call her Anna. Or Honor.

emilybrontescorsett · 19/02/2019 18:51

No I wouldn't , people will called her Anna or misspell it.

haverhill · 19/02/2019 18:54

Isn’t it used in Spain as Anna? I know two Anas of Spanish descent.

MissBattleaxe · 19/02/2019 18:55

No, the character in Frozen is Ana as it's set in Scandinavia.

OP- Ana reminds me of those pro-anorexia sites and nobody would ever ever say it right. Anna is a pretty name.

Also- just add an L to the end of Ana....

MissBattleaxe · 19/02/2019 18:55

It's a big NO from me.

sue51 · 19/02/2019 18:56

Anna yes, Ana no.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 19/02/2019 18:57

I'm Scottish and I would just pronounce it as Anna.

Northumberlandlass · 19/02/2019 18:58

I know an Ana, pronounced Anna. She is Croatian x

ItsLikeRainOnYourWeddingDay · 19/02/2019 18:58

Ana is also the abbreviation used in many pro anorexia website. For example a person struggling will write "the day I met Ana".

BlueMerchant · 19/02/2019 19:01

Lovely name but she will likely be called Anna by most.