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Different ways to spell "Annika"?

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We want it pronounced "Ah-ni-ka" not "Ann-ni-ka". We can't agree on a spelling. The official Dutch way is Ahneke (ugly spelling, IMO). I've also seen Annika (I likey). Any other ideas? TIA!
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Re: Different ways to spell "Annika"?

  • MrsCFBMrsCFB member

    i can think of other ways to spell annika, but they would all look really silly.  go with the traditional spelling.  i like the dutch spelling ahneke - perhaps you could do ahneka????  eh, now that i see it spelled out, it doesn't look so good.

    stick with annika :) 

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  • soontobemrsdavissoontobemrsdavis member
    i have always seen it spelled Anika..and it has always been pronounced the way you described.

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  • MrsCFBMrsCFB member

    imagesoontobemrsdavis:
    i have always seen it spelled Anika..and it has always been pronounced the way you described.

    good point.  people will hopefully be less inclined to call her anne-i-ka or anne-uh-ka, if there is one less 'n' in the name.

    anika is cute.

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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    imageMrsCFB:

    imagesoontobemrsdavis:
    i have always seen it spelled Anika..and it has always been pronounced the way you described.

    good point.  people will hopefully be less inclined to call her anne-i-ka or anne-uh-ka, if there is one less 'n' in the name.

    anika is cute.

    I've only ever seen it Annika, and I've only ever heard it pronounced AHN-ika, never ANN-ika.  "Anika" makes me think it's a different name and thus pronounced differently, and I'd think it was uh-NEEKA, which I don't think you want.

    So I'd use the regular spelling.  You'll have to correct people no matter how you spell it, so go with the most familiar.

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  • twinmommy13twinmommy13
    One N...Anika will likely get the prononciation that you want. 2 N's may get pronounced as ANN-i-kuh. That's how I would say it anyway!
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  • halloweenmom06halloweenmom06

    Love the name, its on my short list!

    I was going to go with Anika.  I liked "Ani" for a nickname.  I would hesitate for the double nn spelling for all the reasons stated before.

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  • shabang21shabang21

    So you're wanting it pronounced like Monica without the "M" pretty much? 

     I've only ever heard Annika pronounced with ANN...

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  • NannaNanna member
    Annikah is my preferred spelling.
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  • Mrs.Biela2beMrs.Biela2be
    I love, love this name [Anika]!! If you want the name pronouned AH-ne-kah, the spelling is Anika.  It is a beautiful name, I do not care for annika as much.
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  • 9stitches9stitches member
    A good friend growing up was dutch and she spelled it Anneke and it was pronounced "On-ika". We called her Ani for short.  Good luck!
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  • Melaina25Melaina25 member
    Like Annika S?renstam ?  She is Swedish (famous pro golfer) and pronounces it that way.
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  • Swede25Swede25 member

    My name is Jannika (J sounds like a Y) and it's pronounced the way you like.  Either way, I bet she'll get a variety of pronounciations like I do :)

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  • ara4488ara4488

    image9stitches:
    A good friend growing up was dutch and she spelled it Anneke and it was pronounced "On-ika". We called her Ani for short.  Good luck!

    This - Anneke is the most common Dutch spelling for the diminutive of Anna, although Annika is also fairly common.

    To be honest, I've never seen Ahneke before and neither has my (Flemish/Dutch-speaking) DH.

    Other common Dutch diminutives for the name Anna are: Antje (pronounced 'ONT-yuh') and Anouk (pronounced 'AH-nook').

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  • Desmond&MollyJonesDesmond&MollyJones
    If we have a girl, we're spelling her name Annika.  Annika Leigh.
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  • JordandiceJordandice
    That's my niece's name and it's spelled Ahnika. ?I like it because it sounds like it looks, so it's not too confusing.
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