Anneliese or Anneliesa?

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Registered: 03-08-2004
Anneliese or Anneliesa?
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Mon, 12-18-2006 - 6:30pm

Anneliese or Anneliesa?



  • Anneliese
  • Anneliesa
  • I can't decide if I like the "a" sound on the

  • end. What do you think? Any other
  • spellings I should consider?


You will be able to change your vote.


iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2006
Mon, 12-18-2006 - 6:36pm
I like the sound of Anneliese. I think it depends on your last name. If your last name is short/common I would go with Anneliesa, if it's long/different I would go for less syllables. Good Luck!
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Registered: 10-27-2005
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 12:25am
Actually, the "correct" pronunciation of Anneliese in Dutch is ANN-nuh-LEE-suh, not ANN-uh-LEEZ. I suspect that is the case in German as well, and probably several other European languages. An E at the end of a feminine name in Dutch makes a similar sound to an A at the end of a feminine name in English, so, for example, the Dutch spelling of Annika is Anneke... they sound the same if you discount differences in accents. I have cousins named Tineke and Annamieke, that is, TEEN-ih-kuh and ANN-nuh-MEE-kuh. Annamieke is a compound of Anne and a pet form of Mary, just as Anneliese is a compound of Anne and a pet form of Elisabeth. And Tineke, incidently, is a double-diminutive of Christine (my aunt's name), because Tine (Tina in English) is already a pet form, so literally, little little Christine. The A at the end of Anneliesa doesn't look right to me, personally I'd go with the spelling Anneliese for ANN-nuh-LEE-suh or Annelise for ANN-uh-LEEZ. I prefer the former.
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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 8:09am

I like Annelise pronounced ann-uh-leez. It is a beautiful name with so many nn options- Annie, Liesel, etc.

-Nikki


                             
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-01-2005
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 11:07am
Annalise?

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Registered: 12-15-2006
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 11:29am

Anneliesa sounds so nice!

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Registered: 07-31-2003
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 2:27pm

I like Anneliese, it was on my list but DH didn't like it.

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Registered: 07-18-2006
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 3:50pm

I prefer the spelling Annelise.