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[renishas.livejournal.com]

A girl I went to high school with had a baby girl recently. They named her Anika Nora. Pronounced Ann-ih-kuh. I've never heard the name before but I think I like it. 

Also saw a friend of a friend named Xain (Zane).

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[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I've heard Annika/Anika quite a bit lately. I think it's lovely. My friend has a daughter named Annika Caroline.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

I've heard of Annika a lot, including the golf player Annika Sorenstam. I like it. The only issue I have is that it's close to Anikin Skywalker (doubt I spelled that right).

I don't like Zane much because of the word Zainey. I really dislike the spelling Xain, it looks like an analgesic.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

I've heard Annika/Anika quite a bit lately.

No freaking kidding. Although to be fair, its actually dropped 130 places between the year I named my daughter Annika Rose (2007) and the most recent available on SSI (2010).

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

I have an Annika, but we pronounce it Ah-nick-ah (Anni (ah-nee) for short). Drives me batty when people say "Anne-ik-ah". Gah!

[sakuya-baby.livejournal.com]

Annika is the name of my friend's daughter ^ so ofc, I dig it.

OMFG though I dig the spelling on Xain.

[avec-bonheur.livejournal.com]

I know an Annika (on-uh-kuh), and I know an Anneika (uh-knee-kuh). I think it's a lovely name.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Annika is the name of a character in the series of Pippi Longstocking books. They were written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. They were my favorite books when I was growing up. So, I love the name Anika.

[annika-j.livejournal.com]

That's how I pronounce my name, I much prefer it to the 'ann-ee-kuh' pronunciation.

[annika-j.livejournal.com]

It was on the freakonomics 'popular names in 2015' list around that time, so possibly why there was a spike then a drop.

[pixie-bones.livejournal.com]

I've heard it around quite a bit in recent years... I'm not a fan. =/
I don't like that spelling of Zane.

[galaxydazzle.livejournal.com]

I'm half Swedish and it's a common name there so I know quite a few people called Annika. It's not something you'd call your kid there now though. Completely wrong generation and not in an Edith/Esther/Elsa way. Annika Sorenstam is a pretty good example, people her age would be called that, but not younger girls. Couldn't imagine it on a child. Well apart from the young girl in the Pippi Longstocking books/films of course. ;)