Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name: Annie

A good way to balance an unusual, rare, or heritage-name is with an easy, recognizable nickname. I plan on doing a series of these sorts of posts, and we'll start off with the sweet, timeless Annie. It's generally a nickname for the solid Anne or the Biblical Anna, but if you want something a little more spunky or eye-catching, here're some candidates.

• Anaïs (ah-nah-ees, French)
• Anandi (ah-nahn-dee, Indian [Hindi])--"happiness"
• Anastasia (ah-nah-STAY-see-ah, Russian & Greek)
• Anatolia (ah-nah-TOHL-ee-ah, Latin)--"sunrise"
• Anfisa (ahn-FEE-sah, Russian)--"flower"
• Aniela (ahn-YEL-ah, Polish)--form of Angela
• Anina (ah-NEE-nah, German)
• Anisa (ah-nee-sah, Arabic)--"friendly"
• Annelien (ah-nah-LEEN, Dutch)
• Annick (AHN-eek, Breton)
• Annora (an-NOR-a, English)--Medieval form of Honora
• Anouk (ah-NOOK, Dutch & French)
• Ansa (AHN-sa, Finnish)--"virtue"
• Anthea (an-THAY-ah, Greek)--"flower"
• Anwen (AN-wen, Welsh)
• Inanna (in-AHN-nah, Sumerian)
• Lisanne (lee-SAHN-neh, Dutch)
• Orianne (or-ee-an, French)--"golden"