Ani nick name for ?

AMB11

Looking for girl names that I could use the nickname Ani (as in Ani DiFranco - (on-e))

All I've been able to come up with on my own are:  Alanna, Anya, Ana, Anastasia

Also do you think Ani could be a standalone name?  How would you spell it?

mattschic

Annika

Anastasia

I don't think it makes a good stand alone name.  Seems too much like a cute nickname.

karen_loy

I have friends Aniuska and Anisabel that go by Ani

Also Anna/Ana, Annabel/le, Analise

I don't think it can stand alone

BrittanyDoesDerby

Anabelle

Anika

Anastasia

I kind of like Ani as a standalone name, but I'm probably in the minority on that. 

MKang20

My daughters name is Annika and we call her Ani. I think it works fine for a stand alone name too. 

atrinh11

This is funny as I often get called by the nickname Ani by DH's family. It really stems from him having a young nephew, and parents that are not native English speakers, so they struggle with my name. Anyway, my actual name is Andrea, which is really hard for kids to say. Not sure Ani would be a normally intended nickname for my name, but that is what they call me

AlphabetFish

Haha, whoa, did anyone else look at the OP's avatar and think "This is strange name for mj.reilly to be asking about..."?

Ahem... sorry.

I think Ani is a nickname that could come from any name that could also be shortened to Annie... They're not very different. Anya, Rhiannon maybe? I don't like it as a standalone.

badrianne

atrinh11:

This is funny as I often get called by the nickname Ani by DH's family. It really stems from him having a young nephew, and parents that are not native English speakers, so they struggle with my name. Anyway, my actual name is Andrea, which is really hard for kids to say. Not sure Ani would be a normally intended nickname for my name, but that is what they call me

I was thinking Andria. Also Andrea might be a stretch but it is a pretty name. 

VTFutureMrs

I actually have a friend named Ani and that is her real name. I forget what country her family is from, but I figured that it was a real name from there. She also pronounces it "On-ee."

adventureolive

I think you should consider Anais. If you like the Ani deFranco reference, you'll like the Anais Nin reference. Other than that, it's also a beautiful name.

chibride4

My cousin's wife is named Ani, just Ani. I really like it, probably b/c I really like her. But I think that it's an ethnic name. Persian, maybe?

gusabbey

Annaleigh?  There was a girl from top model named Annaleigh, and I think its great