Annika vs Eliana?

[levi78]

Ok I like Annika - what about Annelise???? i went to school with both an Annika and an Annelise....both very pretty girls and suited their names.......neither was shortened......

what about Emilia - my friend had a baby on tuesday and called her Emilia.

[Calluna]

If DS had been a girl he would have been Annika. I used to know an Annika, she was/is pretty, sweet and intelligent. As for shortening she sometimes got Kiki (pronounced key-key)
I like Eliana too. Not a big fan of the double L but I think I'd get used to it.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I love Elliana, i think it's gorgeous, we have a friend who's daughter is Eliana (not sure how they spell it though).
I think PRINCESS ELLIANA is gorgeous, i'm sure she would be a wonderful elvish leader... lol

[belfie]

Thanks ladies

Well I'm sooo confused now. The polling is pretty much neck and neck...
DH has almost talked me into the "ll" spelling..so the pros are:
Elliana/Eliana:

• Love the nicknames of Ellie or Lani
• Very pretty
• Goes really well with our surname

But it is a "busier" name, four syllables where I'd prefer 3 or 2.

Annika:

• It's a "cleaner" unusual name IYKWIM
• Shorter name (3 syllables) might actually be more likely to be used in full
• Could shorten to Kiki (thanks Heva&Zacky!)

But don't love the shortenings as much... and I would love to find a name where I love both short & long versions.

Aaah the indecision!

[Beach Mama]

I'm voting coz I can I love Annika hun and I don't think that it will necessarily get shortened any more than Elliana unless you want it to, in fact I think Elliana is more likely to be shortened to Ellie than Annika but as you said you like those so I can see the issue!!! Im not help at all obviously! Good luck - maybe wait and see once you meet her! We didn't decide until she was here!!

[belfie]

I'm voting coz I can I love Annika hun and I don't think that it will necessarily get shortened any more than Elliana unless you want it to, in fact I think Elliana is more likely to be shortened to Ellie than Annika but as you said you like those so I can see the issue!!! Im not help at all obviously! Good luck - maybe wait and see once you meet her! We didn't decide until she was here!!

Woo hoo, I enticed Tan out of hiding!
Thanks for the votes. I'm now wondering if NEITHER is right as there's things I do and don't like about both. I thought of Elarni/Elahni last night which I think is gorgeous but DH HATES .
We picked our son's name soooo easily, dunno why I can't select my girls name as easily!
Anyone got any other ideas!?!?!

[Cassius2]

I totally love Annika! I wanted to name this baby Aneke (sounds the same just diff spelling).

[meow]

How do you pronounce Eliana/Elliana?

I'd be inclined to pronounce Eliana as Ee-lane-ah but Elliana as Ellie-ar-nah. From the abbreviations you are suggesting I think you're pronouncing them as Ellie-anna which fits too. I guess with the one L I sort of miss the I in Eliana so I prefer it spelt with two Ls.

I do prefer Elliana to Annika- I think its a prettier, more youthful name (but I know some older Annikas).

[tinkerbelle]

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[YoYo]

I like Annika. I had a friend Anika, and we used to call her Neak or Streak!

I'm not as much of a fan of Elliana....I just like Liana on it's own....Princess Liana has a nice ring to it!

[Twin Sister]

I love the name Eliana. I like this spelling better as it looks cleaner, and since it is a long sounding name, fewer letters are better IMO

Annika is nice a nice too (I even know a really cutge little girl with that name) but it reminds me of Star wars too LOL