Help with Baby Girl Name Variations - clicky poll

Kitty Holland

So we are thinking of names - my BF is Dutch, I am Irish-American and we live in Holland so we need a sort of "universal" name. My BFs grandmother was very important to him and her name was Aaltje, but I know it's very very Dutch so we are trying to use her nickname - Alie. My grandmother's name was Anna and I like Anna as a stand alone name, but it's so common...so these are all variations of a combo of the 2 names. 

The combo. is the first name. The middle name is my mom's maiden name and the last name is a long Dutch name - something like van der Built.  

 The pronunciation doesn't really matter - it will be pronounced slightly different in Holland than in the US anyway. 

Please share your thoughts - thank you!!  

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forensicmama

My DD's name is Anna. The good thing about it is that it IS so universal. It's in just about every language and it's easily recognized and pronounced. We have a pretty large Hispanic population around here and my DD attends preschool with a class where she and I think one other child are native English speakers. All of the kids can say her name. Some call her Ana. It works and it's a truly beautiful name. IMO it isn't too common, either. In the USA it's in the late 20s in popularity numbers. I've never personally met another child named Anna. I chose Anna Alie from your list for all of those reasons. I feel that her classmates will easily be able to pronounce Anna, at least, as well as people in Ireland and the USA. If you want universal, then choose Anna. I wouldn't consider Alianna to be universal at all.

sugarpumpkin716

i really like aliana.