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Annette

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17caterpillars1mouse · 19/07/2021 21:38

What are your thoughts on Annette nn Nettie

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LaLaLouella · 19/07/2021 21:39

Annette Curtain

(Sorry - you did ask....)

I think Nanette is quite lovely though....

SurferWoman · 19/07/2021 21:40

I like Annette

No one has net curtains anymore!

FlowerArranger · 19/07/2021 21:42

Nettie?? Hmmmm...

Annette on the other hand, lovely!

I also quite like Nanette Smile

Disfordarkchocolate · 19/07/2021 21:45

Annette, lovely actually.

Nettie, another word for the loo.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 19/07/2021 21:45

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StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 19/07/2021 21:46

I mean I know one who is the most wonderful danish girl guide leader.

ghislaine · 19/07/2021 21:47

To me it’s in the same vein as Susannah. Nothing wrong with it, although the ‘ette’ suffix is a bit frilly to my mind.

Other names with that fifties vibe include:

Lynette
Babette
Janette
Laurette

I have a relative named Josette Antoinette…

Uramaki · 19/07/2021 21:47

Ooooh nice

ItPearl · 19/07/2021 21:47

Not crazy about it. I like Annie or Anna or Anya if you're looking for a nn for Anne

daisypond · 19/07/2021 21:47

I rather like it.

Nohomemadecandles · 19/07/2021 21:49

Makes me think of Grease! Would you pull that crap with Annette?

I like Netty though

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 19/07/2021 23:15

I don't really dislike it, but it just feels bit dated to me somehow in the way classic Anna does not - I'm not sure why. Even Anne has a kind of retro/historical feel that I prefer I think.

DramaAlpaca · 19/07/2021 23:18

I actually know a woman who decided not to take her husband's surname on marriage because she'd have been Annette Curtin Grin She finds it funny too, so I'm allowed to laugh.

Back to the point... I'm not keen on Annette, it's a bit fussy for me, but I do like Nettie.

BikeRunSki · 19/07/2021 23:18

Not if your surname is Kirton x

WendyYourExcellency · 19/07/2021 23:20

Annette Curtin, amazing!!

My girlfriend put a net up next to her bed, now I just shout over to her, you still in bed with Annette?

ghislaine · 19/07/2021 23:22

The problem with Nettie is Neti pots.

Nannyamc · 19/07/2021 23:25

My sister Annette was always called Anne.

FlyingBattie · 19/07/2021 23:26

Loads of people still have net curtains!
Annette is pretty but it is rather dated.

EishetChayil · 20/07/2021 00:08

Annoying lady vibes.

Lavender21 · 20/07/2021 00:23

I knew an Annette with a nn of Nettie.
She would be in her sixties now, so it feels really dated.

Bovrilly · 20/07/2021 00:27

@Nohomemadecandles

Makes me think of Grease! Would you pull that crap with Annette?

I like Netty though

Omg thank you, I always thought it was "would you pull that crap with a net?" I thought it was a fishing reference.
Enko · 20/07/2021 09:26

I really like Annette was a childhood friend ans she was lovely so positive association's for me.

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