Julianne/Juliana/Julianna dilemma

sarbieb

I'm falling in love with these names. I prefer the a ending but hubby feels like Julianna or Juliana is a name that ppl often mispronounce - ah-na or ann-a. In your experience would you say one n is ah-na and two is Ann-a? I didn't learn this until recently, and now I feel like we're over thinking it. Would I even care if it was pronounced both ways? Would I correct ppl? I'm not even sure which I prefer? Should I just choose Julianne to avoid the issue and still have the same kind of name? It's becoming an argument with my and hubby and I'm getting frustrated bc I love it and hate for this pronounciation issue to squash it for us!

 

EagleWife

I love the "Julianne" version. If you do want an A at the end, I'd say go with "Julianna." Beautiful choice. Good luck!

mama31

I love Juliana and almost used it for DD2. I like the sound of ahn-a better then anna.

jburdet1

I pronounce Juliana and Julianna completely different. Julianna is JULI-ANNA and Juliana is Juli-ah-na. I prefer Julianna.

LoCarb

I would pronounce it anna.

starshineamator

I do think that Juliana = juli-ahna and Julianna = juli-anna. So I would spell it whichever way you want it pronounced. And if you aren't sure, just take some time to think about it. They are both beautiful names. I personally prefer Juliana, but that may

Mrs.G123

Juliana. Love it!

apesmixtape

All very pretty. I think I prefer Julienne.

banannapeach85

Juliana is pronounced like Ah-na.

Julianna is pronounced like Anna.

Juliana is my favorite of the three.

HBirdie

Love these names. I like Julianne the best, because one of my fave NNs is Annie. But yes, I think Julianna is ANNA and Juliana is Ah-Na. Just try each one out for awhile and see which one you like the best!

doremi29

DD will be Piper Julianne, so I'm drawn towards that of course.  We almost went with Julianne for a first name with the nn Annie.  To me they are all beautiful choices but I rarely hear Julianne so I feel like it's a nice change from -an

meggers102

My DD is Juliana so clearly that is my favorite of the 3.  As far as correcting people, anna vs ah-na, it happens.  Depending on who the person is we correct them or leave it alone.  Our neighbors ALWAYS call her Julianna.  We just mak

sarbieb

Thanks for all your feedback! If we go with one of these it will be Julianne! Hubby says he'll be annoyed with the mispronunciation! He's a teacher and polled his students and staff and their answers were very inconsistent with how to pronounce.