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That's an awesome nickname for Arabella! It works really well, it's so cute. I really like Bella and Belle too, but Arlie is a nice, more unusual nn.

Absolutely. I mean, Jack is a nn for John, Polly is a nn for Mary, Peggy is a nn for Margaret, and Bill (and by extension Billy) is a nn for William, after all, so you can basically do whatever you like. I can at least see the connection between Arabella and Arlie. ;)

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Other possible nn's for Arabella: Belle, Ara, Ari. But I like Arlie just fine.

To me, it sounds a bit weird to give Arlie as a nickname for Arabella when you pronounce it 'air-uh-bella' since Arlie would have been pronounced 'air-lee' if that's the case. Other than that, I'm fine with someone named Arabella calling herself Arlie.

This message was edited 6/28/2015, 11:04 AM

I prefer Isabella to Arabella, but Arabella is a nice alternative. Arlie sounds too childish to my hears, though.