Hehe, you know I meant- “Sandra is a very attractive woman who will one day be in her forties, but not for a very, VERY long time”. 
Maybe you’re dyslexic and really 43?
My cousin’s name is Erica. Her nickname is “Easy E.”
Cassandra is one of my very favorite names, so I applaud that choice. It makes me think of the Greek prophetess and for a character I named after the same, but it’s also a name that makes me think “good person.”
Anna and Susanna are classy but a little bland for my tastes. I like Clare as a name but I agree it’s gotten pretty popular. I don’t like Erika very much, based on the sound and some personal experience.
How many syllables is your last name?
I like for a single syllable first name to have at least a two syllable last name. If the last name has only one syllable, I prefer two syllable first names.
For some strange reason I think I would be uncomfortable calling someone Cassandra–dunno why, never knew any Cassandras.
On second thought, I did know one, and she was known to everyone as Cassie, so thats a likely adaptation you guys will have to keep in mind (for the record she was a very girly girl who got on many people’s nerves).
I gotta say my favorite name from the list is Clare, spelled without the “i.” I feel the unnecessary vowel gives just a tiny hint of snootyness while the simpler spelling is straightforward with just the right amount of rollage off the tongue.
Anna and Susanna sound like the kind of girls I wasn’t interested in going out with in middle school, Erika sounds like the kind girl I had fun hanging out with and secretly wanted to do evil things to. :o
Susanna is my favourite.
I don’t like the ones that will sentence your daughter to a lifetime of correcting clerks, and I think “Cassandra” is a bit pretentious sounding.
Anna is nice.
Really? How about when you spell it out and they still go ahead with what they think it should be because they weren’t even listening because they assumed they know how to spell your name better than you do?@!???!?grrrr
–gigi, aka “Gwendolen with an e n on the end”
I love Susanna. It reminds me of summertime.
My daughter has a friend who spells it Xuxana. I do not care for it that way at all, but to each her own I suppose.
Without checking other answers, to remain unbiased:
Anna- “Sometimes a banana is just a banana, Anna.” (Although I know that’s more than just a little bit dated)
Cassandra- Cassie’s a nice short version, and, of course, Cassandra complex isn’t just an interresting bit of mythology, it’d also be a great supervillain name.
Clare- Lends itself to the ‘Clarebear’ nickname. Not saying that’s a positive or a negative, just that it’s there.
Erika- Something seems wrong with the ‘k’ in it to me, but I can’t put my finger on it. shrug
Susanna- A little old-fashioned, but as I’ve been hearing the song “Oh Susanna” rather frequently over the last couple of days, sung by a cute little kid (don’t ask), the name brings a smile to my face at the moment.
Drives me up a freaking wall. I don’t correct them so much any more, now that I’m a grownup, but seriously - if you’re making a sign for the office party on my birthday, you couldn’t spare the second to think? I mean, there are less than ten of us in this department and I’ve been here three years.
–Sara without the H, daughter of Gerry, I SAID G!
A friend of a friend is actually referred to as “Sara-no-H”–man, I hope people spell hers right. :smack:
Anna - Russian, harsh
Cassandra - classy, exotic, beautiful (cool name!)
Clare (Claire, please) - friendly, common, unpretentious
Erika - Germanic, outdoorsy, relaxed
Susanna - country/Southern, a bit old-fashioned, can always shorten to Sue
As someone who prefers the “k” spelling of Erika–as that’s the one that’s on my birth certificate, I find many of the comments on what Erika suggests to people amusing and some infuriating.
Anna- sweet, outdoorsy, not so bright.
Cassandra- willowy blonde, probably a little bitchy
Claire-average
Erika- is my mother’s name
Susannah-vegan, middle-class, probably big into yoga and Faitrade.
Sorry, you did ask. I do actuallly like all of the names, especially Cassandra and Susannah. I think Cassie or Susie would be lovely nicknames and those names sound the softest and warmest.