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[Opinions] Sanna
Opinions on Sanna? Is it too close to sauna? I like that it's Swedish, and think it's pretty. Too pretty not to like even if it is sort of close to sauna. I also like saunas, though.
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Where I live, it's been down-market for about 100 years. So I can't be too objective about it. Susanna is lovely, though, even without the -h. So I'd make Susanna the full name and use Sanna as a nn.
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I doesn't sound like sauna. It's pronounced SUN-ah, so it's more like if you were saying "sunner" (whatever that may mean) with a British accent.
I think it sounds a bit childish. It's pretty common, but it's also a common nick for someone called Susanne or Susanna.
Two famous Swedish Sannas are journalist and blogger Sanna Lundell and singer Sanna Nielsen.
(BTW, sauna is "bastu" in Swedish. When we say sauna, we mean a genuine Finnish sauna bath.)
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I like it as a nickname for Susannah, but not as much as a given name.For a short, pretty, Swedish name I also like Elva, Freja, and Cilla
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Elva a Swedish name? It's very rare here, I've never met one. Probably because it means "eleven" in Swedish. I don't know if it even should be listed as a Swedish name.
I did have a relative called Elvan ("number eleven"), though - she had ten siblings - but it's even rarer.
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I had a relative named Helga Dussina ("Dozen-a") for similar reasons. Even more rare. :)
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Haha, that's so cool. :)
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Now I want to make a post about 19th century families whose children eventually got names like Trettondal and Fjortina. 19th century families are the best.
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I don't care for it. It's awfully close to Santa in many American accents. Sanna Claus. Also reminds me of sanit, as in Sani-Flush, a toilet cleaner.
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