The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Unknown; possibly a combination of “Isabella” with “Susannah” or “Hannah“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Ana, Ane, Ani, Ann, Anna, Anne, Anni, Annie, Anny, Hana, Hanna, Hannah, Hanne, Isa, Isanna, Isanne, Issie, Issy, Izzie, Izzy, Sanna, Sanne, Zana, Zanna, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Isannah Lapham (called “Izzy“), Mrs. Lapham’s delicate and ethereally-beautiful youngest daughter, precocious, selfish, vain, and a skilled little actress, in Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (written in 1943; set during the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War, 1773-1775).

Tagged: 1770s, 1940s, English, I, Unknown

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• Izzy | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 12, 2015 at 8:12 am

  […] “Isaac”, etc. For girls, a shortened version of “Isadora”, “Isannah“, “Isabel” / “Isobel”, “Isabella“, […]

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