What's a good middle name that goes with first name "Ann"?

[jana_suzanne]

I'm having trouble finding a middle name for baby girl (we're expecting!) that goes well with first name "Ann".        Any ideas?

(Our last name is Guidry (pronounced: Gid (rhymes with bid)-dree(rhyhmes with flee) :-) 

 

Also....

My husband likes Ann without an E (Anne) because he thinks she'll have to constantly spell it for people/correct people (on official documentation) and have them add the E.  

 

I want the Anne (with the e) because of Anne of Green Gables and the rationale Anne gives for needing the -e at the end: "Print out Ann and it looks dreadful, but Anne with an e is quite distinguished" (if I'm recollecting the quote correctly) :-)

 

Would you spell it Ann or Anne?

:-)

Edited March 3, 2016 by jana_suzanne

[JFSinIL]

How many syllables is your last name, and what letter does it start with?  

 

Ann Marie is what pops into my mind.  I suspect you will end up with a two-syllable middle name.

 

Oh, and will you truly use Ann....or Anne (with an e) ;-)

Edited March 3, 2016 by JFSinIL

[Cinder]

Ann Margaret was my first thought. :D

[Monica_in_Switzerland]

I also would go for a longer middle name with a short first name.  Ann Marie was also my first thought, which means you should probably choose something else that won't be so obvious.  lol!

 

Ann Elizabeth, Ann Josephine...  

[jana_suzanne]

How many syllables is your last name, and what letter does it start with?  

 

Ann Marie is what pops into my mind.  I suspect you will end up with a two-syllable middle name.

 

Oh, and will you truly use Ann....or Anne (with an e) ;-)

Our last name is Guidry.

Pronounced:  Gid(rhymes with bid) and dree (rhymes with flee)

:-)

 

 

My husband thinks Ann so she won't have to constantly spell it for people/correct people when they leave off the e.

 

I want the Anne (with the e) because of Anne of Green Gables and the rationale Anne gives for needing the -e at the end: "Print out Ann and it looks dreadful, but Anne with an e is quite distinguished" (if I'm recollecting the quote correctly) :-)

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2016 by jana_suzanne

[JFSinIL]

Ann Colleen

Ann Katherine

Ann I think I really want a strong K sound in there to go with your last name, just sounds right.

 

edited to be:

 

Anne Colleen

Anne Katherine

Anne Carole 

 

Do spell it with an e as without it looks too blunt.

Edited March 4, 2016 by JFSinIL

[Amy in NH]

Anne Shirley

Anna Banana

Ann Arbor

Ann Marie was the first name to pop into my head.

Sorry I'm no help. :p

[TechWife]

Ann Olivia

Ann Elizabeth

Ann Elise

Ann Marie

Ann Shirley (may be too Anne of Green Gables for some)

 

 

[purpleowl]

I think you need something with multiple syllables. Personally, I like the flow of Ann with a middle name that begins with an unstressed syllable - someone else mentioned Marie, and other ideas along those lines would be Elise, Clarice, Lucille, Elizabeth, and Cecilia.

[purpleowl]

Just saw your second post - I think that with the name Ann or Anne, either way she'll be constantly telling people "no e" or "with an e."

[umsami]

I prefer Ann with an "e".  I was thinking Anne Shirley too :)  I actually think it's the default spelling these days.

 

I would remove your full last name from your post for privacy but maybe keep the "g" bit.

 

Ann(e) Amelia

 

Ann(e) Georgiana

 

Ann(e) Elizabeth

 

Anne Gabriella

 

Anne Genevieve

 

Anna Grace

[fairfarmhand]

Yes, with an E.

 

Anne Elizabeth

 

Anne Marie

 

Anne Christine

 

I'll keep thinking. I love the name Anne.

[Spryte]

Just saw your second post - I think that with the name Ann or Anne, either way she'll be constantly telling people "no e" or "with an e."

Yes. She'll be spelling it either way. FWIW, I never read Anne of Green Gables, but I instinctively add the e. It took me ten years to remember that SIL doesn't use an e. Oops.

 

I know two Ann Maries. :)

[Night Elf]

I like Anne Michelle and Anne Marie. I instinctively add the e as well. I would think without the e is a more old fashioned way of spelling it. I agree with others, either way she'll need to give someone the spelling if they're writing it down.

[Aiden]

I know a woman named Ann Renee. It flows off the tongue easily. Anne Renee would work, too, but that has an awful lot of Es in close proximity to each other.

 

I also like the suggestions above for Ann Elise (or Anne Elise ... or Annelise with no middle name?)

 

Do you intend to use the middle name with the first as a double name, or will the child be called Ann/Anne alone?

 

If she's called only by her first name, I prefer Anne because it's prettier and looks more complete somehow. I think no matter how it's spelled, people will either spell it however they think is normal (and be wrong 50% of the time), or they'll write "Ann," then look up and say "is there an E?"

 

If she's called by first and middle names, then I think the choice of middle name matters more, and I would be more ok with spelling it "Ann."

[bettyandbob]

I'm no "e".

 

One of legal names is " Ann". No one has spelled that part of my name wrong.

 

Ann +

Marie

Margaret

Lynn

Carol

Elizabeth

Denise

Katherine

Therese

Elise

 

Lots of names would work

[Ethel Mertz]

Definitely "Anne" with an "e!"  It's not a problem correcting people's spelling. Usually they ask if there is an "e" or not. FWIW, those folks without an "e" also have to correct the spelling of their name. I was named after Anne of Green Gables.

 

Elizabeth (or Elisabeth) would be a fine middle name.

[vonfirmath]

How many syllables is your last name, and what letter does it start with?  

 

Ann Marie is what pops into my mind.  I suspect you will end up with a two-syllable middle name.

 

Oh, and will you truly use Ann....or Anne (with an e) ;-)

 

Anne Marie is what came to mind to me as well.

 

Honestly, either way you spell it she will be correcting how people spell it because BOTH spellings are "Normal"

 

I am constantly telling people "Sarah with an h" Because both "Sara" and "Sarah" are common.

 

(I prefer Anne to Ann too. But that is really between you and your husband)

[maize]

She's going to have to spell it for people either way, though personally I think Anne is more common. And it's way easier to add an e than to remove one.

 

I like Anne Elisabeth

[maize]

Or Anne Isabella

[Onceuponatime]

Elaine

Barbara

Louise/a

Michaela

Teresa

Patricia

Evelyn

 

 

Ann seems to go well with more traditional names.

[PinkTulip]

I like Anne Marie, but I think with your last name it's too rhyme-y. I like a lot of the other suggestions, though. My favorite is Anne Elizabeth.

[Katy]

Your husband is wrong.  Anne is almost twice as common as Ann in the USA.  https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

 

I like Anne Marie.

 

[Katy]

I see my link didn't save the search information.  In 2014 Anne was ranked #553 most popular, but Ann was ranked #945.

 

Similar names - Anna #34; Annie- #311.

[Innisfree]

Anne Elizabeth

Anne Katherine

 

And, don't I remember Diana Barry calling her daughter "small Anne Cordelia" in the Anne books?

[Mergath]

I like Anne Elizabeth with your last name. It flows nicely. 

[scoutingmom]

I also thought of Anne Marie first.

 

I agree with Anne with an E - and she will have to spell it out all the time anyway.

[kitten18]

I like

 

Anne Elizabeth

 

Anne Catherine (I like the C better than K with a last name that starts with G)

 

Anne Margaret

[plansrme]

I don't really love the name "Nicole," but Anne Nicole flows nicely.  How about other N names?  Anne Noelle.  M might fit also--

 

Anne McKinley (but I would never be able to resist the urge to call her Annie Mac, 'cause that would be adorable)

Anne Michaela

 

If you were in the South, of course you would add a family last name and call her by the double name of Ann Colton or Ann Campbell or somesuch.

[Upptacka]

I greatly prefer Anne with an E......it just feels more classic and complete to me. My sister's name is Anne (Anne Marie), and yes, she often gets the "with or without the e?" question, but she would also get that with the Ann spelling. Or just about any name, for that matter (given all the creative and alternative spellings these days!). Spelling it Ann would not save her from any of that, so choose the spelling you love.

I think it is a great name that ages well.

 

For a middle, I would suggest a three syllable name you like......I think it would sound best with Anne and then your last name.

Then again, she may not carry your last name forever, so a two syllable middle would be nice, too. Just watch for middles ending with the long e sound, because it sounds a bit rhymes/sing songy with your last name.

For what it's worth, my sister always felt her full name (Anne Marie) was too expected. While Anne Marie is lovely, it always bothered her how so many people could guess her middle name without knowing it; Anne and Marie just naturally go together for a lot of people. She always longed for a middle name less predictable.

 

Some ideas:

Anne Eloise

Anne Sylvia

Anne Eleanor

Anne Penelope

Anne Juliet/Julia

Anne Maribel

Anne Lorelei

Anne Josephine

Anne Genevieve

Anne Vivian

Anne Cora

Anne Fiona

Anne Sophia

Anne Juniper

Anne Margaret

Anne Emmeline

Anne Clara

Anne Charlotte

Anne Linnea

Anne Elise

Anne Margot

Anne Rosalie

[wendy not in HI]

I have a sister named Anna Wynne. (Rhymes with Quinn or win) I have always loved that middle name.  I think it goes well with Anne (or Ann), too -

 

Anne Wynne

 

Anne is such a beautiful name - I think any middle name would be nice.  Do you have a favorite grandmother or Aunt?  Our son's name is John (another easy first name that can go with any middle name,) we gave him my grandfather's rather unusual name as his middle name.  I love that!

Edited March 3, 2016 by wendy not in HI

[freesia]

I'm an Anne. Either way she'd have to spell it and it's no problem-I just say Anne with an "e".

 

I am Anne Catherine

 

I like Anne Elizabeth or Anne Elise

 

I do not like Ann

[clementine]

Ann Marie was my first thought too.  Have you considered Anna?  I only say that because two syllable names seem a little easier to match up with middle names.  

 

Ann Elizabeth

Ann Amelia

Ann Morgan

Ann Odelia

Ann Olivia

 

 

[purpleowl]

I see my link didn't save the search information.  In 2014 Anne was ranked #553 most popular, but Ann was ranked #945.

 

Similar names - Anna #34; Annie- #311.

 

For people about the same age as this baby Ann(e) will be, yes, there are many more Annes than Anns.

 

However, if you take into account the way the two names have tracked on the charts over time, you actually get more Anns (~333,390) than Annes (~226,579) who are currently living in the US. Wolfram Alpha is useful for this sort of calculation:

 

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=how+many+people+are+named+anne

 

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=how+many+people+are+named+ann

[wapiti]

I would go with a middle name that is at least two syllables.  Ann(e) goes with virtually anything, IMO!

 

I can't put my finger on it, but something about Anne looks odd to my eyes when paired with another name, though it looks fine with a middle initial.

 

In my extended family, we have both Ann and Anne, the former being a middle name.

 

How about Anne Kathleen

[Mergath]

I don't really love the name "Nicole," but Anne Nicole flows nicely.  How about other N names?  Anne Noelle.  M might fit also--

 

Anne McKinley (but I would never be able to resist the urge to call her Annie Mac, 'cause that would be adorable)

Anne Michaela

 

If you were in the South, of course you would add a family last name and call her by the double name of Ann Colton or Ann Campbell or somesuch.

 

I'd probably skip Anne Nicole. It sounds almost identical to Anna Nicole, which is cringe-inducing because of Anna Nicole Smith.

[jana_suzanne]

Your husband is wrong.  Anne is almost twice as common as Ann in the USA.  https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

 

I like Anne Marie.

I'll show to hubby. thanks

[jana_suzanne]

I like Anne Elizabeth with your last name. It flows nicely. 

That's actually where I was leaning, after my mom whose first name is Elizabeth.

 

You all have been quite helpful! 

 

Keep 'um coming!

[mamiof5]

No E for me. And yes, my first thought was Ann Marie. I think it goes beautifully with your last name :)

ETA: can't believe I forgot... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Edited March 3, 2016 by mamiof5

[PrairieSong]

Anne Elizabeth, Anne Therese, Anne Michelle, Anne Christine, Anne Kathleen.

 

ETA: Here's a fun site where you can put in first and last names and get middle name suggestions.

 

http://www.babynamegenie.com/baby-middle-names/index.php

Edited March 3, 2016 by PrairieSong

[kahlanne]

Anne is my middle name and my mom's middle name but the one she "goes by". Her name is actually spelled Ann legally but she spells it Anne. She also used the spelling Anne with my name. I asked her why and she said she always hated the spelling Ann. It not only looked less appealing to her but also most misspelled it anyway. Around here the spelling Anne is the more common one I have found. As for middle name suggestions, we almost went with Anne Melissa back in the day. Some of my other favorites are

 

Anne Claris

Anne Josephine

Anne Juliette

Anne Romilly

Anne Miriam

Anne Rosalie

Anne Scarlett

Anne Louisa (think this might be my fav with your last name)

[SKL]

Elise

Louise

Marie

Catherine

Edited March 3, 2016 by SKL

[Alisa in Florida]

Anne Lorraine

 

All of the others I thought of have already been mentioned.

[FaithManor]

Ann Clarice, Ann Victoria, and Ann Madeleine are my favorites.

[shanezomom]

I vote for Anne Elise!!

[Lanny]

Marie.   Congrats to you and your DH!

[Annie G]

I'm an Ann Marie. I was born in 1961 so I spent a few years in my childhood being called 'That Girl".  For those too young, Marlo Thomas played a girl named Ann Marie. 

I never cared for Ann growing up, and my German friends and relatives pronounced it Anna anyway. Dh has called me Annie from day one, as my parents did much of the time.  Growing up I wished my folks had spelled it Anne. 

 

My granddaughter is Anna Grace and she wants to go by her full name- her parents intended that from birth. But most folks shorten it to just Anna.  

 

It's a classic name- most anything not super trendy will sound nice with it. But not something like Mykelti.  

[ktgrok]

Ann Marie was my first thought as well.

 

Mine as well. 

 

And you absolutely have to spell it with an E!!!!!!! There is no question. Ann is Raggedy Ann. Anne is Anne of Green Gables. End of story. 

 

But seriously, please....please please please spell it with an E. 

[ktgrok]

I like Anne Elizabeth with your last name. It flows nicely. 

 

Agreed. After Anne Marie my choice is Anne Elizabeth. Although....Anne Cordelia might sway me. 

[gaillardia]

I like Anne Marie or Ann Marie but not with Guidry.

We have Ann and Anne on both sides of our family. I prefer Anne.

I like Anne Elise with that last name.

Good luck!

Congratulations!