Comments for the name Annabelle

This is the name of the main character in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'Annabelle Lee.'

That poem by Edgar Allan Poe is actually called "Annabel Lee".

I really like this name, it is pretty and elegant. It is nice to see it coming back into usage.

My friend likes this name very much, but I don't because it isn't modern enough for me. It sounds like an older person's name, but a baby or a child named Annabelle is freaky and creepy.

Older people start off as children, don't they? Annabelle is not my favorite name, but I see nothing wrong with a child bearing this name; it's not "freaky and creepy", not nearly so much as these trendy, modern horrors that end with "-ee", "-yn", "-ayden/-aden" and so forth; those names have no dignity and don't look like they will age with grace.

Annabelle is the name of my daughter. She's named after her great grandmother. This was a name I never considered until I heard it at 8 months pregnant while at dinner with my mother and I immediately knew it was her name. It's so wholesome and sweet. Not trendy at all. I don't worry about it going out of style and her name will age with grace.

I love this name. If you think about it, it means Beautiful Anna, since belle means beautiful in French.

Yes, and Anna means Gracious, so your daughter will be beautiful and gracious. What more could you ask for?

There is a movie called Annabelle's Wish. It is one of my favorite movies! We watched it in the fifth grade and I cried!

GORGEOUS! Annabel is also great! It's not trendy and it is so pretty! If I used this though, I would not shorten it. I would call her Annabelle.

In my opinion Annabelle is a very sophisticated but cute name for a girl. I love that the meaning is Gracious & Gorgeous. When I get older I plan on naming my daughter Annabelle Nouvel. Where I live the names Vanessa, Melissa, Jessica, & Stephanie are very common so I want something very unique.

I'm actually not sure how I feel about this name. It seems very wholesome and complete, yet doesn't seem to be a great name at all. I'll give it points for its wholeness, but I think it's way too long to be a name. It would look better spelled `Annabel`. That way it's shorter and not so overwhelming.

In my opinion, Annabelle sounds like a cow.

The name Annabelle always sounds like the name of a cow to me. The names Anna and Belle are really nice, when they're separate. But when they're together my mind just conjures up this image of a cow.

Annabelle Lanyon is an actress, most famous for playing the fairy Oona in the film "Legend". I like this name, it is so much prettier spelled Annabelle than Annabel. It just doesn't look right spelled Annabel. However, Annabelle is a beautiful name. You could call her Anne, Anna, Annie, or Belle, or just Annabelle. Lovely!

It's a very pretty name, but I much prefer it pronounced ''anna-BEL''. I prefer stressing the second syllable in all names that end in -elle, such as Isabelle. This one isn't quite as overused as Isabelle, which is nice. The trouble is that the name is very feminine, pretty much the height of femininity, and if your daughter turns out a tomboy, she won't be too thrilled about her frilly-sounding name. Also, it's not the sort of name that gives you a lot of credibility in the corporate world, and sexism is to blame. The name doesn't make me think of cows. Actually, it makes me think of Annabelle the Sheep. Well, I like that sheep, ha ha.

The name is used in France, almost always with this spelling (because Annabel would seem a bit strange and not quite feminine in French). [noted -ed]

Annabelle may remind some of a cow because of the Walt Disney character Claribel Cow.

I love this name and gave it to my daughter (albeit with the spelling Annabel). I find people have mostly favourable reactions to it and I can live with the occasional cow reference.

I think this name is a good combination of Anna and Belle, two very pretty and meaningful names.

Dame Annabelle Rankin (1908-86), Australian politician.

Annabelle Lee is a song by Marissa Nadler using some of Poe's poem.

Beautiful name in every way! I love it! It makes me think of a beautiful blonde haired girl.

When I was very young I had a pretty but simple rag doll with the name "Annabelle" stitched into her apron. She had brown hair made out of yarn. I guess because of the apron and yarn hair of my doll's, "Annabelle" sounds like a country name to me. I have always liked the name because of my memory of this doll. It's wholesome and cheerful. However, a lot of people I have asked do not like this name! I think there is one problem with this name and it would hold me back from using it on a daughter: there are too many spelling variations from which to choose.

Pretty and sweet. Sounds a little old-fashioned.

I love this name! Beautiful, well-rounded (albeit a bit long), fun, flirty, UNIQUE.
It's a bit girly but it's classic girly, not trendy girly as in the sense of the Kayleighs and Haleys and Jennifers of the world.
My friend is planning to name her girl Annabelle Leigh, a spelling twist on Poe's poem.

So frilly it makes me want to BARF. Yucky yuck. Annabel is better but not by a long shot. Well, at least it's clearly VERY feminine, which you can't say about Madison, Addison, and McKenzie.

I hate the spelling Annabel-- it just looks incomplete to me. I love the name Annabelle. It so pretty, and I've always wanted to name my daughter Annabelle since I was five.

A somewhat famous bearer: Nick Groff from the tv show Ghost Adventures has a baby daughter named Annabelle.

This is my great-niece's name. I don't like it at all. It sounds too old fashioned, or it reminds me of a clown name. She spells it "Anabelle" so I just try to call her Ana, which again I think is way too old for a 6 year old.

Very pretty, but somewhat long name. Could go by Anna or Belle as a nickname.

"Annabelle" is a song by A Rocket to the Moon.

Sounds kind of prissy as a name for a real person, but very pretty in theory.