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[purplefog.livejournal.com]

I've never met anyone called Anise, so because we wanted something that sounds traditional but isn't strictly popular, we called my daughter Anise Lenore.

I'm curious... anyone else met an Anise?

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[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

I have, and she is about 11.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

That's a good few years for the name to have been going :)

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

Never actually met her, but there was an Anise that worked for the company I worked for a few years back. The name stuck with me because it was pretty and original.:)

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Funny how a name can grab your attention more than a face!

[shirogirl.livejournal.com]

I know several Anais, but not Anise.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

*nods* That was going to be our first choice.

[retrodancekitty.livejournal.com]

It's the first time I hear the name.
I'm pronouncing it Ah-NEEZ in my mind.
I like the combination you've picked out :)

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

We pronounce it 'Ah-NEES' (the same way the word is pronounced in Star Anise... in most of the UK) :)

[ealexsism.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a common Indian name...

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Which one? :)

[sparklymoon.livejournal.com]

I haven't ever met one, but I like it!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Vocal thanks from me, and dribbly thanks from Anise ;)

[fangirlism]

I've met a couple, not spelled that same way, and both adults.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Further curiosity... how do they spell it? So many Anises (or variations of) floating around - love it :D

[jexia]

Annice.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

You've met an Annice? That's sweet - how is it pronounced?

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I've never met anyone named Anise. Very pretty! I like it.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm sure she dribbles her thanks too ;)

[vanish.livejournal.com]

I love her name! Lenore is one of my favorites. Never met an "Anise" before.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Lenore was my hubby's choice. Problem is we get all kinds of jokes from people we don't know because of Lenor fabric softener :(

[box-of-rocks.livejournal.com]

I have a friend named Anisa, but no Anise.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Anisa is cute!

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, do you pronounce it like the spices anise and star anise (ANN-is) or some other way? Because I think it sounds so pretty pronounced like the spices!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

We pronounce it 'A-nees', which is how the word is pronounced in Star Anise in most of the UK (or certainly where I have lived) :)

[spookymrsboo.livejournal.com]

I never have, though there is a cartoon character I saw recently named Anais

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

I think Anais is more popular than we first realised :)

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I've seen boys with the name Anais, which is pronounced the same way. I love it if it's like the spice.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

We considered Anais for her originally, but then we decided it would be a big name for a little girl (we would have pronounced it 'AH-nie-EES'), and opted for one with less syllabals.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Lol it's a fine name, but it sounds weird to me personally because my mom's name is Janice, and her friend's daughter had trouble saying "J" sounds when she was a kid, so my mom was often called "Anice"
Other than that I think it's a pretty cool name, especially if it's pronounced like the spice!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

I think the pronounciation of the spice varies from country to country... or even from city to city in the UK. Our family pronounce it 'Ah-NEES', although I have a Canadian acquaintance who insists on calling her 'AH-niss-ay', and will not hear otherwise.

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

My mom has a friend named Anise who is in her 60s. I think Anise Lenore is a gorgeous name.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

That's awesome to know it's been around much longer than I first expected as a name, although I shouldn't be surprised - the spice Star Anise and the Anise flora has been around for timeless time :)

[incogneato86.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh, i love lenore!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

It was my husband's choice - I remind myself that it has strong literary links with Poe's work. My hubby got it from the comic 'Lenore'!!

[winterjameson.livejournal.com]

Actually, being the Stargate SG-1 fangirl I am, I immediately thought of the Tok'ra scientist Anise (her host's name was Freya). While the character was a little bit annoying, the name is sweet. I tend to pronounce it in my head as Ah-NEICE, though, since that's how it was pronounced on the show. Either way, quite nice.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

That's how we pronounce it too... I've never seen Stargate, though (as you can tell from my original post, I expect)!

[fellclutch.livejournal.com]

I had a neighbor named Anise, who is probably close to her early 40's now. She was born in Jamaica and I'm not sure if the name is more popular there.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Interesting to see the different origins...

[teawithhoney.livejournal.com]

i know/am friends with an anice. and a lot, A LOT, of people initially stumble over it and call her anus. i'm gonna have to recommend you don't name your kid anise.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

As you can see from my post, we have already called my daughter Anise. Nobody yet has read her name out and called her Anus. Possibly because in the UK there are very few names (or even words) where an 'A' at the beginning would be pronounced 'ehy'. The only word that springs to mind that is used commonly is 'asymmetrical'.