Anna & Hannah - too close?

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Registered: 04-23-2008
Anna & Hannah - too close?
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Wed, 04-23-2008 - 11:25am

Do you think it is okay to name our baby Anna even if our niece is Hannah? or is it too close?

Thanks!

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 11:28am
I LOVE Anna. I think it depends on how close you are to your neice. For the most part though, I wouldn't let it be a problem.


                             
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Registered: 04-13-2008
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 1:09pm
i would be worried if they were sisters but i would say go ahead with anna. and Hannah will just need to have more of a H spit out when her name is called so there's no confusion when the two are together at family get togethers
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 1:16pm
I think so, yes. I think it could get a little confusing for the shared grandparents.

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 4:14pm
For nieces - fine.
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Registered: 03-02-2005
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 5:09pm
I think it depends. How close are you to Hannah and her parents? Do your families get together often, or just for holidays?

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Registered: 01-02-2008
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 7:02pm
I think its fine. I love Anna!

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William Tucker, Gabriella Grace, Emmaline Elise, Natalie Kate

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Registered: 03-24-2008
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 7:52pm

First of all, I LOVE Anna!


Also, we have a Kellyn and a Caylen (cousins) in a close family and haven't had a problem.

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Registered: 01-15-2007
Thu, 04-24-2008 - 12:15am
Not too close, at all, in my book. For sisters, way too close. For cousins, no big deal, even if you see Hannah a lot. We have lots of same-name relatives in my family, and it is just no problem for us.
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 04-24-2008 - 4:11am

If you were choosing between a few names you really like and Anna is one of them, I'd say eliminate it because of cousin Hannah.