what's your favourite ever name?

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sorry, not exactly baby name related, but i'm thinking of changing my name, and i'm stuck on what it should be! i've got my heart set on something short, sophisticated and beautiful, but i just can't find quite the right name. my favourite so far is ana but i'm worried about mispronounciation (i want it to be said ah-na but i'm worried people will pronounce it ar-na or or-na). so, tell me your all time favourite female names!

I have an aunt called Ana as she's Swedish. Even my mother calls her Anna. She said she's given up getting people to province it right. I'd choose something else if the pronounciation matters so much. Elizabeth? Helen? Victoria?

Sorry you said short.

Phoebe
Anne
Zoe

@Annist ah, that's a shame. i really like it, and i suppose i could just correct them if someone pronounce it wrong, but i'm moving to a foreign country so i do want something 'easy' to pronounce

How about Nina or Cora

@PlantPotting hmm.. pretty names but not my cup of tea

bumping

I'd pronounce Ana the same way as Anna.
Anne- a so not what you'd really be hoping from unfortunately.
I do love Anna and I also love Alice.

@Spied ooh, that's how i want it pronounced! sorry if i didn't make that clear

Matilda is my favourite name, I was hoping if we had a girl (we don't) we'd use it but my husband hates it!

How about Claire or Jane?

I'd spell it Anna OP. I think you're more likely to get the pronunciation that you don't want with the spelling Ana.
I do know people who (unlikely me)pronounce Ana as On-a ( like the Frozen movie).

@newname81

Matilda is my favourite name, I was hoping if we had a girl (we don't) we'd use it but my husband hates it!

Me too! Have always loved the name Matilda! I'm trying to convince him but it's not working

Heidi is our joint top choice now.

I think Ava and Ivy and Lira are really pretty.

Ava, Ivy and Lira

Lydia
Connie (Constance)
Claire
Catherine
Roz (rosemary)
Sorry not all short !

Anna with this spelling

Short names I like:
Flo
Vada
Lana
Jo

Hannah

Sasha
Camille

I always wanted to be an Emma.

Jemima is my favourite.

Sylvie is mine.

Eve
Isla
Mirren

Anne. Everyone uses Anna nowadays

@Annist

I have an aunt called Ana as she's Swedish. Even my mother calls her Anna. She said she's given up getting people to province it right. I'd choose something else if the pronounciation matters so much. Elizabeth? Helen? Victoria?

I like those three classic names you've mentioned, my favourite being 'Elizabeth'.