What can be shortened to Annie?

[canteditme]

Love the name Annie, and it’s a homage to family members from both sides, but would like a longer nickname so they’ve got more of a choice if they decide they don’t like Annie later in life. Any suggestions?

Anyanka
Anwen
Anastasia

Wasn't it traditionally a pet name for Ann(e)?

Oh goodness, don't let work colleague names put you off! Do you intend to work there for the rest of your days? Will your daughter ever even meet them? If you like a name, use it!

Anna is my favourite.

It’s not necessarily that I will work there forever, but you know those names that you just won’t use because you associate them with someone that you don’t feel all that positive about? It’s one of those

Anouk

Had to read that twice 🤣

My mum is called Anya.

But you could call them a long version and they may not like that either. If you love Annie just use Annie it's a gorgeous name in its own right. Have confidence in your taste in names.

Love Anwen

Angharad

Anna
Annabelle
Annalise
Anastasia
Anneka
Angelica
Angelina
Annabella

I think if you really like Annie it would be probably better to choose it or a name with it in the first part of the formal name otherwise another nickname may get used naturally. Obviously if you only use Annie and don't disclose the longer name it would be less likely, but it kind of negates the other name iyswim?

Anoushka is lovely and goes with Isabella I think

Annemarie elegant, appealing. Love it.
I know a Mary-Anne, which is also a little unusual and yet so familiar, I just love it.

Anaïs

Anise

Johanna (Swedish form of Joanna and a bit less dated??)

@canteditme
Alannah / Alanna is the Irish for darling or pet. I think it's a lovely name / meaning.

Anne-Marie

I think it’s lovely on its own really
but longer names could include:
Ariana
Arianwen
Annalise
Brianna
Eliana
Christiana
Angharad
rhian/Rihanna/Rhianwen/rhiannon
Bethan
Ceriann
Anastacia
Alannah
Luanne
Liana
Tiana
Aerona
Alwenna
Aneira

But You have to be prepare for her to call herself a variant you don’t choose, unless you name her Annie. I didn’t go for Samuel or Benjamin for this reason (like the shorts but not the full name)

Yes, lots of people are saying Anna. My friend is Anna and would refuse to respond to Annie because she sees it as a totally different name. You can’t guarantee the nickname Annie will stick. The friends sister incidentally is an Isabelle. Refuses to be known as Isabelle only as Izzie. Her mum wanted her to be Belle too!

Yep - my mum is the one person who still calls my brother by his full name. Even my dad gave up after 40 years 😀

Not Angharad, because it doesn't have an N in it. NG is a letter in it's own right.
Pick something that starts with An or Ann.
Antonia
Andromeda
Andrea
Annette
Anouk
Anjali

Annekin 😀