Naming a baby after an “Anne” but with a variation of Anne

[Capersandcream]

we have a long long line of Annes in our family which it would be nice to keep going but with a bit of an update. Trying to think of names derived from Anne that aren’t quite as dated as Anne. So far I have the following which I would welcome views on but also I would welcome other ideas.

Annie
Anna (already used in the most recent generation as an update so can’t immediately be used again)
Anya
Annabelle
Nina (Russian diminutive of Anne - love this but is it too removed from Anne?)

Ariadne?

Rowanne?

Anne is much nicer than all your suggestions

Annis ( see Georgette Heyer ‘A Lady of Quality’).

I loved Nina and almost used it for DD but my DH wasn't keen. Her middle name is Rosanna though - would that work?

Angharad? I know someone who used it to carry on a family tradition of Anne’s

Annia is an Ancient Roman name that’s rarely used now but could be an option? Otherwise personally I think most names are too far from Anne/Anna to be obvious honour names - apart from maybe “smoosh ones” like Annemarie or Annabel or Annella. Which is a shame because I really love Antonia, nn Annie.

Bethan

Marianna

Ana spelt the Spanish way is nice

Lianne/Leanne Liana/Leanna

Deanne/Deanna

Thanks all.

Anne is still on the table. I think when you get she’d be called Annie as a nn anyway. Annie itself is also still a possibility but it feels odd to put as a formal name on the birth cert.

I like Nancy suggested here but like Nina I love it but worry it’s not obviously enough in honouring the name Anne.

Anouk is a new idea that I like too.

Agnes?
Technically Anne and Agnes are not the same name but in some places they are used interchangeably.

Don't do that no matter what you do

I had no idea that Nina and Nancy were from Anne.

Every day's a learning day on Mumsnet!

There are 2 Annie’s in my child’s nursery

Nancy

But Anne is hardly a dated name - it’s a classic. Simple and unpretentious.

I like Nancy suggested here but like Nina I love it but worry it’s not obviously enough in honouring the name Anne.

Nancy is a centuries old shortening of or familiar name for Anne. Like Kitty as a shortening for Katherine or Sally as a shortening for Sarah. People are a bit ignorant about this, obviously, and use them as separate names - I once knew sisters called Sally and Sarah - hilarious!

But in this case I don’t think you can have your cake and eat it. If you want continue a family tradition and “honour” Anne, call your daughter Anne - not something that isn’t Anne! It’s pretty simple really.

Anaya
Antoinette
Louanne
Anina
Penina

Diana.

Sally Ann / Sally Anne is a lovely name too.

It's a completely unrelated name and only shares the initial letter. Ng is a separate letter in Welsh. They might as well have used Amanda, Avril or Abigail.

Was coming on to say Anouk, but see it's already been suggested! Also love Nancy and Anya.

Anais is a lovely name . Pronunciation is Anne -ehz

Hear, hear.

Suggestions like Diana are bizarre.

Wasn't Nina just a name meaning girl, and Nino a boy, and they were usually short for something ending in -ina or -ino?

If you are honouring Anne, use Anne not some nod to it.
Annie and Nancy are both currently popular without being overused.

Every Sally I know is a Sally Anne.