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Is Anna short for anything?

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LooL00 · 07/07/2010 15:14

Some of you were very helpful with my boys name thread, Moses etc. Well it's a girl (born at home last wed)and we're thinking of Anna but it seems a bit short.Any ideas?

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fuzzybunny · 07/07/2010 15:17

Annabel?

scurryfunge · 07/07/2010 15:18

Annabel?
and congratulations!

frakkit · 07/07/2010 15:21

Annabelle springs to mind.

Annalise?
Anastasia?
Annemarie?
Annika?
Analia?

I know a Solana who goes be Anna.

girls names ending anna

KnitterNotTwitter · 07/07/2010 15:22

Congratulations

How about:
Annalese
Annabel
Hannah
Andromeda
Andrea
Anastasia

NoahAndTheWhale · 07/07/2010 15:22

Pollyanna?
Annabelle?

Cortina · 07/07/2010 15:29

Annabella.

meandjoe · 07/07/2010 15:34

Annabeth, Annalie, Anita.

Anna is beautiful just on it's own though.

Congratulations!

flibbertigibbert · 07/07/2010 15:34

Miranda?

It means 'wonderful' which is lovely

Rhuidean · 07/07/2010 16:15

Antonia

GreatGooglyMoogly · 07/07/2010 16:22

Rosanna
Marianna
Joanna
Susannah

Moongirljane · 07/07/2010 17:58

It's my name and I've always liked it as it doesn't seem to date. I've never been known by anything longer and I don't like it when people think my name is Annabell (has probably only happened twice in my lifetime). I think it's nice on it's own.

Hedwig3 · 07/07/2010 18:20

Congratulations!

Anna is most beautiful on its own in my opinion.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 07/07/2010 18:31

Congrats!

I like it on its own, although thesecondcoming has a thread about this a couple of weeks ago

coffeefestival · 07/07/2010 18:58

I like Anna best as a name in itself

lowrib · 08/07/2010 00:40

Literally about 100 Anna variants here

LooL00 · 08/07/2010 09:59

wow you lot are amazing, no one in RL has any good ideas for baby names!

I like Marianna, Marianne, Rosanna, Miranda and I LOVE Andromeda but there is no way I'd call her that!

Still undecided though. ...

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getawiggleon · 08/07/2010 10:18

Anna on its own is beautiful - strong, pretty and timeless. It's definitely a name in its own right plus short names are easier to shout in the playground!

Congratulations!

Rockbird · 08/07/2010 11:30

No! Leave it alone! Anna is a beautiful, simple, unfussy, classic name. It will never date, it has no class, it is gorgeous. Don't fanny around with it!

Congratulations

Rockbird · 08/07/2010 11:30

Oh fgs I meant it is not chavvy/posh whatever, not that it has no class...

Doozie · 08/07/2010 11:47

It's a name in its own right.

Anna is perfect. It doesn't need elongating.

Congratulations on your baby girl!

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