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Help[Opinions] Annabel
I was just reminded of how much I love Annabel.
Annabelle is too sugary for me.
Opinions?
And if you had to make a sibset out of my favorite girls names (two girls and middle name of your own choice) which ones?
Annabel
Lily
Isla
May
Gwenaelle
Eilidh (AY-lee)
Eleanor
Lynn
Annabelle is too sugary for me.
Opinions?
And if you had to make a sibset out of my favorite girls names (two girls and middle name of your own choice) which ones?
Annabel
Lily
Isla
May
Gwenaelle
Eilidh (AY-lee)
Eleanor
Lynn
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I absolutely love Annabel. I love Anna and -belle names are cute in my opinion so there's really no way for me not to like it. It's also so feminine and with a sophisticated but not over the top vibe. It's sweet but ages well. I slightly prefer Annabelle as it feels more complete but just as I said it's only a slight preference.
Annabel Aurelia and Lynn Celestia.
Annabel Aurelia and Lynn Celestia.
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I’d pick Eleanor and Lynn from your list. Combos I like off the top of my head would be Eleanor Zara and Lynn Magdalena. (Eleanor is hard to pair IMO, quite proud of Zara there)
I like Annabel a little better than Annabelle. Annabelle is sugary, like you said, but it’s also more balanced with the pair of double letters framed by the same consonant. Annabel is more elegant, but less balanced and looks awkward for that reason. Anabel is too refined and looks confusing and delicate.
I don’t really like the name much. It is sort of random and prissy and childish. It sure is my niece’s name though. Suits her quite well. She is a bit prissy.
I like Annabel a little better than Annabelle. Annabelle is sugary, like you said, but it’s also more balanced with the pair of double letters framed by the same consonant. Annabel is more elegant, but less balanced and looks awkward for that reason. Anabel is too refined and looks confusing and delicate.
I don’t really like the name much. It is sort of random and prissy and childish. It sure is my niece’s name though. Suits her quite well. She is a bit prissy.
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I like Annabel ... on paper. It's sweet, without being prissy or childish.
I agree with you about Annabelle, though, and that ruins Annabel for me. Because they sound the same, and in real life, names are mostly spoken. When I can't distinguish them, my feeling that Annabelle is bratty and prissy overwhelms the appeal of Annabel.
Annabel matches best with more antique-style names like Eleanor, May, Lily.
A fictional sibset: Annabel Mariah and Eleanor Rebecca.
But my favorite of the names here is Isla, so if we had two girls together, and you called one Annabel, I'd call the other Isla. It wouldn't matter to me that they don't "match." Annabel Darcy and Isla Gwenaelle.
I agree with you about Annabelle, though, and that ruins Annabel for me. Because they sound the same, and in real life, names are mostly spoken. When I can't distinguish them, my feeling that Annabelle is bratty and prissy overwhelms the appeal of Annabel.
Annabel matches best with more antique-style names like Eleanor, May, Lily.
A fictional sibset: Annabel Mariah and Eleanor Rebecca.
But my favorite of the names here is Isla, so if we had two girls together, and you called one Annabel, I'd call the other Isla. It wouldn't matter to me that they don't "match." Annabel Darcy and Isla Gwenaelle.
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