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Since you're so close to them, I wouldn't do it. BTW, my dd is Anna (pr. AH-na) and one of her nns is Annika (the other is Annie -- AH-nee).

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You could always ask, though. My sister has a dd named Emily and her s-i-l asked permission to name HER dd Emma. Lisa granted it, mainly because Kristen asked first before doing it. Who knows? It may work for you.

This message was edited 6/5/2010, 1:24 PM

I don't consider it to be off-limits. I really don't care about name variants in other languages and I prn Annika like AH-nih-kuh, so they aren't all that similar.

No ther's no problem calling her Annika.

Well, since there is a chance of Anna going by Annie or even Annika, and Annika going by Anna or Annie, I'd say avoid it. If they were certain to only use their full names all the time, then it would be alright, but since you don't know what Annika will want to go by, I wouldn't use it.

No, Annika isn't off limits. But maybe that is just me because Anna and Annika are both common names where I live.

This message was edited 6/5/2010, 8:56 AM

I don't think so. If you plan on calling her Annika without a nickname, I don't see the problem.

I would ask the family's opinion.