Ann vs. Anne

Alexandra0223 · August 2012

I am secretly thinking that if we have a girl to name her Anne or Ann. They were the name of both my deceased grandmothers. But how do you pick without snubbing the other one?

So the full name would be

Anne Kimrey H

or

Ann Kimrey H

(Kimrey comes from DH's side)

zonagirlie · August 2012

My middle name is Anne so I'm biased

RachelG1016 · August 2012

I would go with Anne. That way Ann is in there too.

clariknittist · August 2012

I think that's a beautiful name - I guess you could say "Anne" contains both of them, and to me it looks more balanced on the page with the very cool middle name you've chosen.

Oriam · August 2012

I personally like Anne with an "E". I don't think it's really snubbing the other per say...it's just what you prefer. It's the thought & meaning behind the name that counts.

amh04 · August 2012

zonagirlie:
My middle name is Anne so I'm biased

My first name is Anne so I'm biased as well.

bearkatjen · August 2012

Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

MelissaRae1525 · August 2012

RachelG1016:
I would go with Anne. That way Ann is in there too.

Ditto.

BLPL101 · August 2012

MUCH prefer Anne. I love Anne.

JennV514 · August 2012

Anne.

pghctwife · August 2012

bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

Fact.

kac22 · August 2012

I see Ann as more of a middle name and Anne as more of a first name.

My middle name is Ann after my great grandmother whose first name is Anne.

Oriam · August 2012

bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

Yes

EAMommy · August 2012

bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

Ha! DH and I have decided on a girls name that ends in -anne and we had this exact discussion. I used the Anne of Green Gables as my argument for it ending in an e... And won!

Jessie333 · August 2012

bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

Thats all I could think of when I first read this post! I would love to use Anne as a first name, but the middle name of our first girl is going to be Shirley (3 generations) and I couldn't be that mean to our LO.

JessicaRobb · August 2012

Oriam:
bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

Love this

==N== · August 2012

Maybe you could make it anna? that way youre honoring both gmas but using neither name exactly. Just a thought.

cluebee · August 2012

amh04:
zonagirlie:
My middle name is Anne so I'm biased

My first name is Anne so I'm biased as well.

This! I've always loved my name and I've only met a handful of others with my name. The "e" seems to balance it for me, personally.

melsuttn · August 2012

My middle name is also Anne "with an e" as I always said. I'm partial as well - but I think either way you spell it, it is a classic name.

Of The Eld · August 2012

bearkatjen:
Didn't you ever read Anne of Green Gables? The "e" is essential!

as soon as I saw the thread title I thought this, here is the quote from the book, just to take it one step further:

Anne: I've always imagined that my name was Cordelia - at least, I always have of late years. When I was young I used to imagine it was Geraldine, but I like Cordelia better now. But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne spelled with an e.Marilla: What difference does it make how it's spelled?Anne: Oh, it makes such a difference. It looks so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as if it was printed out? I can; and A-N-N looks dreadful, but A-N-N-E looks so much more distinguished. If you'll only call me Anne spelled with an e I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia. By the same token, if I ever have a Katherine, It'll be with a K, as the C just looks so smug.