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[Opinions] Re: Anne

by solveig (zfluffyboots)

9/26/2018, 9:22 PM

I love the simplicity of Anne, it has been a favorite since I was a child. I would happily name my child Anne Cecilia. I have a love of names that have stood the test of time, used continually. I know that many people roll their eyes and describe names like Anne, Elizabeth, Mary, etc as bland, boring, beige; to me I see them as strong and brilliant.

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- Julia (JuliaF) +1

9/27/2018, 1:41 PM

Anne Cecilia is gorgeous (and I don't even like Cecilia).

- solveig (zfluffyboots)

9/27/2018, 10:49 PM

I don't like Cecilia either. :-)

That said I am not having another. Plus Anne Cecilia would join cousins Kate Anne and Michelle Anne... I try to avoid repeating names.

- Anneza +3

9/27/2018, 12:22 AM

I knew an Ann Cecilia at school! Pleasant girl; straight, blonde hair, blue eyes, did a lot of swimming and had a golden tan all year round. Neither boring nor beige!

And, I used Anne, Elizabeth and Mary as mns for my daughters! OK, they're all family names, but like all families, mine contains some names that are just too awful to consider. These ones are objectively good, IMO; I avoided the real horrors like Florrie and Edna.

- solveig (zfluffyboots) +1

9/27/2018, 11:44 AM

My great-grandmother was Dora Effie. My mom loves to make fun of her name. Apparently, she was not a nice woman and I suspect that had something to do with it?

That said: I love the name Edna. I knew a lot of amazing Ednas and I wish it wasn't as dated!

- Tassiegirl

9/27/2018, 1:03 PM

My mother's oldest sister-first child in a big family-was named Edna. Kind of a dramatic woman but nice, and certainly hardworking.

- solveig (zfluffyboots)

9/27/2018, 11:44 AM

My great-grandmother was Dora Effie. My mom loves to make fun of her name. Apparently, she was not a nice woman and I suspect that had something to do with it?

That said: I love the name Edna. I knew a lot of amazing Ednas and I wish it wasn't as dated!

- peonini +5

9/26/2018, 9:46 PM

Yes, I love Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary! Classic, strong, and beautiful and not as commonly seen anymore among the Nova’s, Sophia’s, and Ava’s.

- Martha (CarolineCarolina) +4

9/27/2018, 4:33 AM

Is Nova a common name now?? I've never heard it on a single human.

- solveig (zfluffyboots) +1

9/27/2018, 11:42 AM

Miriam goes to school with a sibling set of Nolan, Nova, and Navy.

- Theodora'sMommy (Nemesis0408)

9/27/2018, 12:16 PM

*shudder*

- Martha (CarolineCarolina) +1

9/27/2018, 4:35 AM

Ok, I just looked at its popularity. How bizarre! What an enormous jump in popularity out of nowhere. I've always thought Nova was such an ugly name. I'm really surprised so many people seem to like it. Such a gross sound.

- peonini

9/27/2018, 6:22 AM

Yes! I personally know several young women who have used Nova for their baby girls! I don’t like the sound of it either.

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