While I was working on recent Name of the Day Alina, I stumbled across the German Annalena. I don’t believe this is an official list, but you’ll find Annalena at #107.
With Anneliese and company garnering mentions in more and more baby name forums, I have to ask: Annalena, yea or nay?
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Oooo, yay, I think its very pretty. I’m saying (AHN-nah-LAY-nah).
Hmm. Pretty, but too many “N”s for me.
It’s just a bit too much for my taste. Almost smooshed and forced
Sebastiane, I’d guess that your pronunciation is right, but I’m not sure. AHN nah LEE nah is probably just as valid, at least in English. (Shades of the Helena conversation …)
I’d say it AHN nah LEE nah. It does have a pretty sound. Personally I’d probably pick Anna over Annalena, but it would be cute to meet a little Annalena.
Nay. It falls into the Anna- name blob.
I’m no fan of Anneliese and its common multiple misspellings but Annalena is nice.
There are odder and fustier Anne- smushes I like a little more but I’m still foremost an Anna/Annie fan when all said and done.
I like it, but maybe just because it reminds me of my own name when people pronounce it correctly
Nevertheless, it’s too cute & artificial to for me to actually use…and I’m a fan of Annabelle…
I love Annabel. Unfortunately, I have a dog named Annapolis whom we call Annie, and Belle/Bella names are all too common for me to ever use any name with -bel/-belle in it.
Since I know some German, the correct (German) pronunciation is neither AHN-nah-LAY-nah or AHN-nah-LEE-nah, it’s more similar to AHN-nah-LEH-nah, i.e. no ‘i’ or ‘y’ sound at all, just ‘e’ as in everyone ^^ Almost (but not quite) as if it were Annalenna (think Lennon)…
I really like it as a name, but my favourite name with an Ann component is Annora
I’ve never heard of Annora, but I have heard of Honora, pronounced ah-NOR-ah. Interesting name.
Annora is a form of Honora, and a prettier one in my opinion ^^
I like it because you can honour both an Anne and a Nora in one name, and it’s still melodious, easy to spell and pronounce and not very common, which are all good qualities to me…
I love Honora!
I like Annora – and Honora. I think the correct German pronunciation would fall flat in the US, Dearest. It’s pretty – but I think the urge to “Americanify” the sounds would win out for most people, rightly or wrongly.
Analena is my nephew’s half-sister’s name, combining her great-grandmother’s names [Ana + Lena]. My former sister-in-law and her Mexican-American fiancé wanted a name that would work well in both English and Spanish, and that would also honor family. I love the sound, and the meaning behind it, but I really dislike the spelling ['anal' jumps out at me straight away, same with people wanting to use Analiese].