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[Opinions] Annabella
Do you think Bella needs a full name? I don't because it's also an Italian word and doesn't sound cutesy. Anyway, I liked Annabella for a while and wonder whether people prefer Annabella nn Bella or just Bella. Both names have very different colors and images, and I like the ones of Bella better.Isabella isn't really an option, I never cared for it much. I like Belle and Annabel but wouldn't really use Bella as a nickname for either. If I had a Belle or Annabel I'd just call them by their full names.Anabella maybe looks a little less heavy and more elegant than Annabella. But also more incomplete. Opinions?
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I think Bella is a stand alone name and I prefer just Bella to Annabella. I like Annabel/Annabelle, but that a on the end just doesn't do it for me. If you like Bella I'd just go with Bella.
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Bella is best just on its own. I really dislike Annabella no matter how it's spelled. It's everything I hate about Annabelle, only more.
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I agree with everything you say really!Anabella does look less heavy, but also looks as though an "n" is missing.I'd go with Bella as a full name, especially if she's always going to be called that.
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I don't think Bella needs a full name, but Annabella makes a nice full name if you do want one. Annabella looks so much nicer to me and so much more complete than Anabella. All in all I prefer just Bella.
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Bella's ok on its own, though Asian ESL students are the group that first come to mind when it comes to picturing that name on anyone.
Annabella feels a little too frilly for my liking.
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Really? I worked with Asia ESL students and they are usually called Lily or Amy :P Something cute that ends in an -ee sound :)
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May have changed over the years... Encountered a couple Taiwanese gals who chose Fancy... Did know a Bella or 2... a Christine... Taiwanese often choose things like Daniel, Matthew or Christopher for boys.
My parents had a Taiwanese guy who went by David and a gal who went by Eleanor. I recall a Gloria or 2 from HK. Most Jpns. go by their real name, so when I did most of my ESL related stuff in the west was back in the 90s.
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I prefer Annabel - Annabella is just a bit too frilly. As for Bella, I find it a bit too cutesey to be used as a full name. Of all the ones you mentioned, I'd go for Annabel called by her full name.
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My sister's dog is Bella and it's not short for anything. :p
Srsly, it's perfectly fine on its own - as you said, it's an Italian word, and imo it's infinitely better than clunky Annabella.
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Bella is fine alone.
I like Arabella and Isabella but Annabella is a tad too sugary for my taste.
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I prefer Annabella to Bella, and Annabelle to either of them, and Annabel the most, but I don't think that Bella needs a full name. You should just use Bella if that's what you prefer.
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I find Bella to be too cutesy and flimsy. It's definitely lacking on its own. It's better as a nickname for Annabella.I prefer Annabel / Annabelle to Annabella. Annabella is too frilly for me, but it's not a bad name.
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Bella is very popular both as a full name and a nickname. Personally I can't stand it no matter how it's used, I don't even like it on a dog, and it's very popular on dogs too.Annabella reminds me of that awful eighties song by Bow Wow Wow, lead singer Annabella, "I Want Candy."
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