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01-26-2013 at 11:25 PM
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Anisa vs Anissa

What are your thoughts on this name?  And do you have a preference for one S or two?

I strongly prefer Anisa; the extra S seems superfluous, and depending on which site you use, the origin and meaning of the name changes.   
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01-26-2013 at 11:26 PM
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I just see anus.

I think the Aribic origin of Anissa is better than the combo English origin of Anissa.
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01-26-2013 at 11:33 PM
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mj.reilly:
I just see anus.

I think the Aribic origin of Anissa is better than the combo English origin of Anissa.

I agree with the Arabic vs English origins, and I'm curious to see if more people are thinking anus.  I hope not, because I think this is such a lovely name and it goes really well with our last name.  
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I perefer anissa, just based on how I pronounce it differently. 
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01-27-2013 at 12:30 AM
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BabyMayinMarch:
I perefer anissa, just based on how I pronounce it differently. 

How do you pronounce it?

I hear both spellings as "a-NEE-sah." 
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01-27-2013 at 12:36 AM
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I think Anus too. :(

I also pronounce them differently.

Anisa (a-NEE-sa)

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01-27-2013 at 1:14 AM
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Blondangel:
I also pronounce them differently. Anisa aNEEsaAnissa aNISSa nbsp;


This is me as well. How did you want to pronounce it?
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Blondangel:

I think Anus too. :(

I also pronounce them differently.

Anisa (a-NEE-sa)

Anissa (a-NISS-a)

 

I don't think of anus...but I DO pronounce them differently (see above).

I've also seen Anissa (a-NISS-a) spelled Anyssa.

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I prefer Anissa, but it's probably because I know one in real life. I think it's pretty.
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Using the rubric of standard English phonetics- the "s" is a deal changer.

The second "S" would change the sound of the "I" from a long "ee" sound to a "short i" aka "eh" and hence more "anus-like" in sound.

Be careful with this one. Middle school is hell as it is.
 
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I have known several Anisas....I think the name is very nice. I love the meaning. Never have I once thought of anus. I would not add the extra S. as previously said... It would then read like the end of the name Clarissa then. 
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Blondangel:

I also pronounce them differently.

Anisa (a-NEE-sa)

Anissa (a-NISS-a)

 

Yup - this is me.

I don't see anus, though.  Ha.

 
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01-27-2013 at 10:17 AM
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CelticWife:
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I also pronounce them differently. Anisa aNEEsaAnissa aNISSa nbsp;
This is me as well. How did you want to pronounce it?

Either I was more than half asleep last night when I posted this, or I am so opposed to the Anissa/a-NISS-a that I blocked it out.  Given that, the choice on spelling is settled.. but the closeness to "anus" is unsettling. 
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01-27-2013 at 10:19 AM
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Blondangel:

I think Anus too. :(

I also pronounce them differently.

Anisa (a-NEE-sa)

Anissa (a-NISS-a)

 

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01-27-2013 at 12:05 PM
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CelticWife:
Blondangel:
I also pronounce them differently. Anisa aNEEsaAnissa aNISSa nbsp;
This is me as well. How did you want to pronounce it?

Either I was more than half asleep last night when I posted this, or I am so opposed to the Anissa/a-NISS-a that I blocked it out.  Given that, the choice on spelling is settled.. but the closeness to "anus" is unsettling. 

I totally LOL'd at that like a 13 year old boy.

Anisa is further from anus than Anissa, but it's still too close for comfort.

I understand your ambivalence. I really loved Anneliese until a bunch of posters said it sounded like 'anal ease'. Sad

 
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01-27-2013 at 6:43 PM
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With the spelling Anisa I would pronounce ah-nee-suh. No association with anuses, and a very lovely sounding name. I would think that Anissa was supposed to be pronounced ah-nih-suh. Slight association with anuses, but only if someone suggests it or I have had a few drinks and am giggly. Still a nice name, but I don't like it as much. 

Good luck making your decision!

 
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