Annie ??

[Ellecrawford]

Opinions on the name annie? I think it's really sweet and beautiful .. but have some doubts, DH adores this name.. 💗

Love it .

I really wanted Annabel and would have called her Annie. I love it

I prefer Anna but go for Annie

I don’t like it but like Anna.

Love Annie! Wanted it for DC2 but he doesn’t look much like an Annie

Just be prepared for songs from the musical to haunt your daughter everywhere, and adults finding it hilarious to ask "Annie, are you ok?"

@youngestisapsycho that’s a really gorgeous shortlist! Sorry you couldn’t get agreement from DH. What did you agree on in the end?

Yes I remember a twitter thread not that long ago where loads of lady’s called Annie were joking about how they all constantly get inflicted by comments: “Annie are you ok are you ok are you ok are you ok Annie?” (As I’m sure you already know it’s the Michael Jackson song Smooth Criminal). I’ll see if I can find the twitter thread to send the link.

It’s a great song though (so not a bad connection to have) and still gets a lot of play judging by the Spotify numbers ❤️

I really like the name but prefer simplicity of Anna or how about Anya?

We wanted it for our DD but as she had potential to have ginger curly hair we changed our minds.

Their entire life until they were 7/8!
"Anne with an e" is a character in a children's book.
Anne of Green Gables.
Children like being the same as the heroine/hero in the stories they enjoy.

Oh. How ridiculous.

OP don't call you child Annie but put Anne on her bc I case she wants to be known as a book character

Awful. So harsh sounding and dowdy. Like Edith and Ada. Anna, is so much nicer.

I like it a lot. Would probably put Ann on the BC.

I like it but much prefer Anna or Anne.

@FluffyEggsontoast we ended up with Katy... the only name he liked on the other list 🤷🏼‍♀️

Lobsterquadrille2 she was the best ☺️
youngestisapsycho Katy is lovely and also a childhood heroine of mine "What Katy did" was another favourite!

My DD is Annie. Have only ever had (quite overwhelmingly) positive reactions to the name - but then hopefully people who don't like it don't say so.

The only word of caution I'd say is about middle names. People seem wildly keen to hyphenate Annie so I have a lot of conversations along the lines of "no, she's not called Annie-Jo, she's called Annie. Jo is her middle name." (Not actually Jo, but you get the idea).

Thankfully she's now big enough to say that for herself. Quite sternly.

Love it but worry it’s a bit of a little girl’s name so would go for Anne or Anna on BC to give more grown up options if she chooses to use! Good luck

I baffled at the idea that Annie can't be a name for a grown up

I think there are a few names (particularly ones ending with an -ie sound) which people think of as 'babyish' but once someone has grown up with it, that's just their name, so it's fine.

Also combination with surname makes a difference - more than one person on hearing Annie with our surname commented "oh that's so cool, she should be famous when she grows up!" which is fairly bizarre but an indication it was cool not childish.

Also, Annie Lennox.

It's ok.
Anna is beautiful though.

My mum is Anne with an E but she goes by Annie. We loved the Anne of Green Gables film series when I was growing up! Still love it now of course

@Ellecrawford

Do you know anything about the character? She’s a pretty great character to share a name with!

Love it

Also, Annie Lennox.

Indeed. A grown up Ann who goes by Annie!

I prefer Anna but it's a very nice name.