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dejavu22dejavu22 member
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Ana and Anna?
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  • anna7602anna7602 member

    I pronounce them differently for other people (choice 1 in your poll), but for myself, I answer to both pronunciations. My parents named me with the pronunciation of "Ana" in mind and spelled it "Anna" so Americans wouldn't mess up the spelling.

    Then there's the way DH pronounces it, deep Southern, and I can't even attempt to phonetically spell it correctly. Maybe Ahy-nuh? Basically, the first syllable is drawn out slightly, almost as if there were a hidden extra syllable in there.  

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  • lelekaylelekay member
    imagemj.reilly:

    To me:

    Ana is always AHN-uh, even at the end of a name.

    Anna is always AN-uh, even at the end of a name. 

    This. 

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  • btartaroindbtartaroind member

    Standing alone I would pronounce them both AN-uh. At the end of a name I would keep Anna as AN-uh and pronounce Ana as AH-nuh. Whether it is right or not, it's just how I would pronounce it.

     Also, I think it just really depends on where you are from.

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  • salt78salt78 member
    imagemj.reilly:

    To me:

    Ana is always AHN-uh, even at the end of a name.

    Anna is always AN-uh, even at the end of a name. 

    This. Though I recently met an Anna that pronounces her name AHN-uh.

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  • brookelynpaisleybrookelynpaisley member
    imageanna7602:

    I pronounce them differently for other people (choice 1 in your poll), but for myself, I answer to both pronunciations. My parents named me with the pronunciation of "Ana" in mind and spelled it "Anna" so Americans wouldn't mess up the spelling.

    Then there's the way DH pronounces it, deep Southern, and I can't even attempt to phonetically spell it correctly. Maybe Ahy-nuh? Basically, the first syllable is drawn out slightly, almost as if there were a hidden extra syllable in there.  

    My HS friend, who is 1st generation American (parents are from Spain) has the same pronunciation and spelling for the same reason. However, growing up in Arizona, she would have been just fine with Ana, since many of us are familiar with Spanish spelling. So in an effort to give her an easier time, they actually made it more confusing. Weird how that works Smile

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  • anna7602anna7602 member
    imagebrookelynpaisley:
    imageanna7602:

    I pronounce them differently for other people (choice 1 in your poll), but for myself, I answer to both pronunciations. My parents named me with the pronunciation of "Ana" in mind and spelled it "Anna" so Americans wouldn't mess up the spelling.

    Then there's the way DH pronounces it, deep Southern, and I can't even attempt to phonetically spell it correctly. Maybe Ahy-nuh? Basically, the first syllable is drawn out slightly, almost as if there were a hidden extra syllable in there.  

    My HS friend, who is 1st generation American (parents are from Spain) has the same pronunciation and spelling for the same reason. However, growing up in Arizona, she would have been just fine with Ana, since many of us are familiar with Spanish spelling. So in an effort to give her an easier time, they actually made it more confusing. Weird how that works Smile

    Yes, my friends in NYC spell my name "Ana" all the time. And my cousins abroad tease my by drawing out the n sound and calling me "An-na." Thanks, mom and dad. At least they meant well.

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  • kim1989kim1989 member
    I say An-na for both, just how its spelt. But I?m from England, maybe it?s just different there...
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