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WDYT?

Ashley31686Ashley31686
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What do you think of the name Anais? It's pronounced ah-na-eese. I'm thinking of using it for a MN.
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  • Allycat11Allycat11 member

    I really don't care for it, mostly because most people won't pronounce it properly.  Even when people say it right, I don't care for the sound but that's more personal preference. 

    If you're using it as a middle name, I don't think it is terrible because you rarely use a person's middle name anyway.

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  • Ashley31686Ashley31686
    I'm worried about the pronunciation thing too. Maybe better to go with something simpler.
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  • Mind the GapMind the Gap
    I think it's pretty and I knew how to pronounce it. It seems to me that I've seen it with an umlaut (the Germanic "dots") over the "a" before. I like it way more than Ann or Anna.
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  • Ashley31686Ashley31686
    I think the umlaut is over the "i" if I'm not mistaken. At least that's the case when I've seen it.
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  • Jazzyashes84Jazzyashes84 member
    middle names aren't used very much, but seeing the spelling you have - i'd never pronounce it right.
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  • salt78salt78 member

    At first glance, I thought that said Anals.

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  • Ashley31686Ashley31686
    Well I definitely don't want Anals ;) It's a French name and I'd rather not butcher it by changing the spelling. Guess this one's out.
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  • sugarpumpkin716sugarpumpkin716 member
    not a fan but if it's a middle name it might not be that bad.
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  • goodgolliegoodgollie member
    I think its going to get slaughtered when people try to pronounce it, but being that its a middle name you won't have that problem much.  I say use it if you like it and actually I like interesting middle names.
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  • Mind the GapMind the Gap

    imageAshley31686:
    I think the umlaut is over the "i" if I'm not mistaken. At least that's the case when I've seen it.

     

    I was just looking it up and I saw that. And I still think it's a pretty name.

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  • SassyRedheadSassyRedhead
    I think if you have to put a pronunciation with it, skip it and move on.
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  • LollipopsAndCrispsLollipopsAndCrisps member
    Anais Nin. No thanks. 

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  • AlphabetFishAlphabetFish member

    I like it!

    Spell it like "Ana?s" and people may understand the pronunciation more.


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  • stahlopstahlop member
    I had a student who spelled it Annais.  I think as a middle name it's not bad, most people aren't going to even know the middle name.
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