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Thanks for your help everyone

Anoushka ("AH-noosh-ka") is already a nn, for Anna, in Russian. In fact, it's even more diminutive than their usual nn for Anna, Anya. Just don't use the nn Anka ("AHN-ka"). I was taught that that is what you call Anna when you are not happy with her. (Although that was a long time ago. I'd check with a native speaker on that if I were you.)

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I prefer Anushka, since that's closest to the transliterated form.

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Anushka is not going to be the easiest name to live with outside of a Slavic community. But then again, I'd name a dd Niamh, so who am I to deny you a beloved name? Have you thought about Anna, nn Anushka?

This message was edited 8/12/2007, 12:51 PM

My new purse is named that!

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not that I named it, that's the name the maker assigned.
I got her on sale and just love her. Won't take her out in the rain, even.

I prefer Anoushka, and I like it a lot. NNs could be: Anouk, Ana, Nushka/Noushka, etc. I think it's a nice name, but I don't think I'd use it. It sounds sort of like a pet name to me. I know someone named Anna who's mother calls her Anoushka sometimes, and I think in 'Chocolat,' Vianne calls Anouk 'Anoushka' occasionally.

I remember a few years ago, there was a series of UK Big Brother with both an Anushka and an Anouska (Anushka went by Nush). I pronounce them slightly differently (a-NUSH-ka vs. a-NOOSH-ka), but I think bouth sound equally nice.

It's a pet form of Anna, so maybe calling her Anna could be a good nick name. I think it is cute, but I'm sure it would raise a few eyebrows.

I prefer Anna with Anushka as the nickname. I really like Anushka, but as a nickname only.

In Chocolat the girl's name is Anouk but her mother calls her Anoushka. So that leads me to believe, as people have said, that Anoushka is already a nickname. But I looked up Anouk here and apparently that's a pet form of Anna already. But Anouk is shorter to say, so maybe it could work as a nickname. I like Anouk better.

This message was edited 8/12/2007, 12:55 PM

I like it (m) (edited)

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I think it is great and has a wonderful sound. I have asked about it before and people always seem to think it is strange. I see it in the same category as Allochka.

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NNs:

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Annie
Anne
Ana
Nona

This message was edited 8/12/2007, 12:45 PM

Technically, they are both nns for Anna. So if you were going to name your child Anoushka you could shorten it to Anna, even if it is supposed to be the other way around.

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I know a girl called Anushka, so I am used to that spelling. Her nn was Nushie.