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My name, Annelise, is an old-fashioned Scandinavian name. It was quite popular in Germany (spelled Anneliese) and Norway (spelled Anne-Lise), and most recently has been gaining popularity here in the United States. My name is said to mean "Grace of God" or "God's promise of Grace" and it's been broken down that Anne is Hebrew for "grace" and Lise means "God's promise."
My name is pronounced ana-lisa—traditional to how they say it in Norway—and you can listen to it here (I say my name in the video at 0:01). Since my parents chose the traditional spelling of my name, instead of the more Americanized version of Annalisa or Analisa, my name gets mispronounced often. I get ann-elise or anna-lise a lot. And that's OK... so many people in America say it differently, so I can't expect people to get it right the first time when it's spelled differently than how it sounds.
I was named after my dad's Norwegian cousin. My mom fell in love with the name when she met Anne-Lise on her first trip to Norway. When my parents found out they were going to have a baby, they either wanted to name me Annelise or Inger-Lise (inger-lisa). As a child, I wasn't able to say my full name, so it came out more as "ahh-cee," and thus my childhood nickname—within my family only—was Icy. My family still calls me Icy, and it's my favorite nickname I've ever had.
As far as my other nickname Aunie (like the proper auntie without the "t"—listen to it at 0:05 here) goes, my best friend Ashton began calling me Aunie way back in 4th grade. She's the only one who ever called me that until I met Daniel and his family and they wanted a nickname. I told them I didn't go by a nickname—but they insisted! So Aunie it was. And then this blog happened, and the rest is history.
So now the real question, how were you pronouncing my name before you read this? How did you pronounce Aunie before you read this? I'd love to know!
48 comments:
Ha! I always pronounced it Anna-lise as well, go figure:) Your name is beautiful, love the old fashioned link to your heritage. My name is often mispronounced and misspelled as well...Meagan is supposed to be said as May-gan instead of Mee-gan or Megan. Gotta love unique spellings, right?
OMG WHO ARE YOU??! Haha ;) I've always pronounced your name "Anna-lise". Thanks for correcting me, so now I can talk about my blog friend and actually know how to say your name, lolololol.
I was pronouncing it Anna-lise, but that's how my niece's name is pronounced! I love both of your nicknames, but Icy is my favorite. It's so cute!
I've been pronouncing it right!! ;) Maybe it's the Scandanavian in me? I love your name. Love, love your name. It's different, but not in a weird way. It looks AND sounds so pretty. Love your nicknames too, so sweet!
I always pronounced it as Anne-lise (like anne lease lol) and I pronounced Aunie as Annie LOL. I know the boat you're in though as with my name, Cassie, I always get Casey or Cassidy. My favorite one though is "What is your name short for, Cassandra?" and when I tell them that it's not short for anything it's just in fact Cassie they don't believe me LOL.
Until I found out how you pronounced it in my head I always said, "Ann-elise."
I may not have a difficult first name but I have a very French last name and it's pretty funny hearing how people try to pronounce it.
I always pronounced it like "ana-lise" instead of "ana-lisa", but at lease I got Aunie right! That's a cool story about your name.
Loved reading this! I always enjoy hearing the stories behind people's names. I read sometime on your blog the proper pronunciation of your name, so I've been saying it right! I'm sure you very rarely get a correct pronunciation by a stranger, and I'm right there with you girl! Oh well, I guess we're a little more mysterious ;)
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I always got Aunie, as "auntie" without the t. (I, by the way, absolutely love it when people use the word "auntie," instead of "aunt" - pronounced "ant" - but I've never quite been able to get the hang of it, myself. I always forget, and revert to my natural predisposition toward "ant." Sad face.) But in the beginning, I definitely thought it was "ann-elise." Then I read something where you said, "think 'Mona Lisa,'" and that was the moment when I went...Ah, okay. I think I've got it. And ever since then, I've loved it. It really is so beautiful.
Annelise = I was pronouncing it as Anne-Lease
Aunie = I was pronouncing it as Ah-Nee
NOW I know better - thank you for the correction.
I was pronouncing it anna -lise, like you mentioned. I did get Aunie right though!
I have been pronouncing it right. Although now when I say your full name it comes out Aunie-lisa. haha. I love your name. I also think it's cute that you had a nickname because you couldn't say your name. So cute. I never had a nickname. My name is short so everyone also just calls my name.
I think your name is beautiful. And unique! :) Have a great weekend!
I was pronouncing it exactly like it's meant to be said! I already commented before that you have a beautiful unique name, which I may steal... one day. :)
What a beautiful meaning! I was saying it "Ana-lease" haha. My little sister's name is Ana so yeah. My sister and I actually refer to you quite often so I just call you Aunie. She calls you Aunie Sauce though:)
I was defintely pronouncing your first name anna-lease but Aunie I had down!
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Kelly
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When I first starting reading your blog I always pronounced it "ann-elise" in my head. Until you did the Yes to Carrots video (I think that's the first video I saw where you said your name). I think it's a beautiful name!! And I love the nicknames, too. My Dad's really into nicknames (I have several). And now I call my kids all kinds of nicknames :)
Yep! They're the best! I think (hope) I was pronouncing your name right in my head :)
Well see? That's perfect... and your name is easy to say/spell. Win/win!
OOPs!! Haha, isn't it funny how you can read/check into a place and never know how to say the name, and then when you finally hear it you're like, "WHAT?! HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?" I did that with Casey Wiegand's blog, too :)
I would totally say your name Kate-lynn. That's what it looks like. It always amazed me how teachers totally messed up names when I was a kid... think they did it on purpose? :)
Thanks!! I don't know why I never wanted to by it more often... it was the only thing my family called me for years and years :) I still love when my brother calls me that! And don't worry, most little girls say it Anna-Lise now-a-days, so I'm used to it :)
Thanks so much, Alyson! It's funny, when people (like you) have Scandinavian backgrounds, it's always easier! My grandma's name is Else (el-sa), and see? It's different, too! Thank you again :)
Oh no! How do people look at Cassie and see Casey? I see Cass-ie... obviously, right? And now you know how to say my name... yay! And don't worry, EVERYONE calls me Annie when I first meet them :)
:) I would totally butcher your last name, I bet :)
Thanks Martha! I have to share how to pronounce my name every couple months so people know... it's a hard one, so no worries :)
You're right! I remember discussing this with you before, too :) Yours is Pree-yah, right? Now I might be the one who's getting it wrong!
Oh, thank you so much! It's so so so hard for me to figure out how to tell people to pronounce my name. I'm glad you caught on to what I was trying to get across!
Brooke, Don't you worry a bit ;)
Yay! Two thumbs up... and trust me, everyone pronounces my real name like that, so no problem :)
You know, a lot of people have ended up doing that on accident. I get called Aunie-Lisa all the time :)
It is unique, that's for sure. I used to think it was too long, but not anymore... I love it :) Thank goodness my new last name is short. When my full name was Annelise Marie Driflot it was overwhelming!
And I hope you do, that would be an honor!
I love that! When I go places, like Which Wich for a sandwich, I write Aunie Sauce on the bag... just for fun. The guy who works there looks at me like I'm crazy (which is proabably true)
Also... HA! When I first started going to my church, people thought my last name was Sauce!!!!! :)
Nice work. 1 for 2 is darn good in my book :)
I know, you've had it right for a LONG time :) Proud of you ... most people will see my videos and not even realize that it's different! What's your favorite nickname you've been given?
Yay! Two thumbs up... and trust me, everyone pronounces my real name like that, so no problem :)
You know, a lot of people have ended up doing that on accident. I get called Aunie-Lisa all the time!
Also... HA! When I first started going to my church, people thought my last name was Sauce!!!! :)
Yay! Two thumbs up... and trust me, everyone pronounces my real name like that. How funny! :)
Yay! Two thumbs up... and trust me, everyone pronounces my real name like that. How funny! :)
I am sure. It's so cute, it's hard to break.
My best friends call me Jules. And my Mom sometimes calls me Jubie (when I was little I had trouble pronouncing the 'l' in my name and that's how it sounded).
That's adorable!
I knew how to say your name as soon as I stumbled upon your blog.. probably because my name is Lise ;) Kids used to tease me by calling me Lice! Now, most folks call me Lis since they aren't sure what to do with the e. Lise was my Danish great great grandmother's name, and my mother's middle name! Adore your blog!
That makes me so happy! I knew right when I saw your comment how to say your name, too! I love Scandinavian names. :) So happy you're here!
:) "Scandahoovians" for life!
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