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Belle

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KAEKAE · 28/02/2011 01:12

Anyone like it, is it a NN for anything?

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WildhoodChunder · 28/02/2011 19:15

Have you thought about nicknames for Belle in the playground? There is one obvious one that leaps to mind, depends if that bothers you.

AfternoonsandCoffeespoons · 28/02/2011 19:10

Jezabel? Grin

laosvher · 28/02/2011 19:07

I like it, on it's own or as a NN

SilkStalkings · 28/02/2011 19:06

Christabel?

SilkStalkings · 28/02/2011 19:05

I quite like it on it's own and would go for a French middle name but check it with a real live French person first.
Belle Fleur is cute (saw your other thread) but Bellefleur is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates so I'd read that first.

NadiaWadia · 28/02/2011 13:48

I am not trying to be negative, but as the name means 'beautiful' and the meaning is quite well-known, what if the child turns out not particularly beautiful?

I'm sure she will always be beautiful to her family but you know what I mean --- it's a lot to live up to! I would have been wary of giving this name myself. And what if she goes to live in France? Isabelle etc would be fine, but just 'Belle' seems a bit blatant IYSWIM.

Not trying to annoy you, just a thought to bear in mind.

meditrina · 28/02/2011 11:02

At a stretch, it could also be a nn for Bellatrix.

The "Disney" phase would be pretty short lived, and survivable.

fifi25 · 28/02/2011 10:54

I prefer Bella to Belle

greenzebra · 28/02/2011 10:52

I love the name belle, sounds very french to me. Also love Bella, thats on my name list.

nelly83 · 28/02/2011 06:57

i love the name Belle as either a name in its own right or as a nn. Unfortunatley though my niece is an Isabelle so I wont be getting to use it any time soon :-(

Personally I would use a full name and Belle as a nn just to give your DC an option in the future.

Annabelle
Isabelle
Clarabelle are all gorgeous names imo.

I also know a Roseabelle which i kinda like too.

hope this helps x

Janoschi · 28/02/2011 01:33

Annabelle, Isabelle, Clarabelle.....

Personally prefer Belle as a name in its own right.

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KAEKAE · 28/02/2011 01:14

Right start that again....anyone like the name Belle as a name in its own right?

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madhattershouse · 28/02/2011 01:14

Bit too "disney" sorry!

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KAEKAE · 28/02/2011 01:13

Annabelle...doh!

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