All of your names are terrific, but
Anneke is my favorite. Despite that "k" in there I get the softest feeling from the name
Anneke. I just adore it.
Other ideas:
Antigone,
Annunziata,
Calanthe,
Antonia /
Antonella /
Antonina /
Antoinette,
Julianne,
Amanda,
Leandra,
Lysandra,
Cassandra,
Alexandra /
Alessandra,
Anna /
Annabel /
Anne /
Anouk /
Anais /
Hannah / Annetilde /
Nancy,
Samantha,
Melanie,
Amarantha,
Constance /
Constanza /
Constantia,
Blanche / Blanchefleur,
Danielle /
Daniela /
Daniella,
Danica,
Annabeth,
Sanchia / Sanxia,
Anastasia,
Susannah /
Suzanne,
Rhiannon,
Alannah,
Shannon,
Jeanne ("zhan" rhymes with
Jan,
Ann, man etc.),
Andrea,
Angela /
Angelica,
Grace /
Graciela (
Anne means grace),
Eglantine,
Xanthe,
Iolanthe,
Angharad,
Anthea ("AN-thee-uh"),
Anwen.
Some of these are more obvious than others. I erred on the side of inclusion rather than exclusion. I hope there's something in here for you to ponder. :-)
This message was edited 10/6/2011, 4:25 PM