What could Annie be short for?

[lilbubsmama]

How creative can we get?

I like Annie and can think of Ann, Annabelle for a name that Annie can be a diminutive of... any others? I'm also very willing to use Annie as a birth certificate name but I'm curious to alternatives

:)

[SnowyAlpsandPeaks]

I haven’t read the thread. But here’s my suggestions:-

Anita
Anika
Annouska
Ampika
Annabelle (love)
Antionette
Annalise
Annmarie
Sally Ann
Athena (love)
Anastasia
Rhiannon
Kellyann
Maryann
Lilyanna
Angharad
Anya
Tianna
Hannah

[SnowyAlpsandPeaks]

Nancy is another of the standard familiar names for Anne

My grandmother was called Annie, but everyone called her Nancy. Before she died when she was 90, we were talking about it and I asked her why, and she had no idea.
Where does that link come from?

[feelingverylazytoday]

Some of these names have absolutely nothing to do with Annie, and many people will not get the connection.
I would just call her Annie, personally. And then some people will shorten it to Ann.

[feelingverylazytoday]

Snowy I think it goes back to Anne Boleyn.

[daisypond]

snowy it goes back to olde times with lots of names that start with vowels.
Mine Anne - Nan - Nancy.
Mine Ed(ward) - Ned - Neddy. Etc.

[Chocolateisoverrated]

Annaliese
Anaïs

[Strandliv]

Anniken. Not as in Skywalker, it’s a Norwegian girl’s name.

[minou123]

It's my name

My actual name is Annie, but some people do think it is a shortened name. A lot of people think my name is Ann.

My favourite story to tell about my name: I was telling a friend that every time I introduce myself to someone new, the person will always say "oh, I had a great aunty/grandmother called Annie". Not 5 minutes later, I introduced myself to a colleague and sure enough he said "oh, I had a great aunt called Annie". I gave my friend a 'see what I mean' look and she could not stop laughing. Still talks about it to this day.

[Sleephelpplease]

Ariadne

[finallychangedmyusername]

Annora

[10000thusername]

angharad

[Milkn0sugar]

I like Annie on its own. Pretty.

[Milkn0sugar]

Reminds me of the daughter in Father of the Bride - one of my fave films.

[Sophronia]

Susannah

[DulcieRay]

Savannah

[AnnieMay100]

I’m Annalise but I’ve only ever been called Annie my whole life

[lostlobster]

Evangeline? Although I think Annie is a lovely name in its own right

[HoppityChicken]

Anouk, Antigone, Candace - the only Annie I know however is a Wilhelmina.

[Tillygetsit]

I know 3 Annies. I is my nan who is Angela 1 is my friends daughter Rhiannon and I is our best man's wife just Annie.

[Kittykatmacbill]

I don't understand why you can't just call her Annie if you like Annie.

I know a few people who have one name in their BC but only ever called something else & it just makes life difficult on things like job applications, work email addresses etc.

Just call her what you're going to actually call

This.

I have a ‘real’ name and a ‘nick’ name everyone actually calls me. It’s infurating - just name what you are going to call her for all the reasons given above. And Annie is a perfectly nice real name that people can spell, and nearly everyone will tell you about their beloved great aunt Annie. (Dd1 is indeed an Annie).

[Whoops75]

I wanted to call dd Annie but dh said she would be inundated with people making the joke ‘ are there Annie’ surname in the room.

I think you need a two part name to make Annie work , O Dowd or mc Milligan etc

[starzig]

Fanny

[Astronica]

Anthea
Antonia

I love many that have come up on this thread - Annegret is lovely.

[lilbubsmama]

@Kittykatmacbill I'm absolution favour of calling her Annie in birth certificate as I've stated a few times. I was curious to what else I could like if I liked Annie

[rachelgrace]

Julianna