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The name Willabelle

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Purpledaisychain · 17/08/2020 16:32

What do you think of the name Willabelle for a girl? DH looks quite keen, and while I think that it is pretty and has a bit of a woodland princess feel to it, I'm not sure if it is a good name for a child or if it is better being left for fairytale princesses.

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jessstan2 · 19/08/2020 07:04

@MollyWindley

I think I prefer Isabelle, I wondered if you were country music fans as Willabelle sounds like she should be performing at Nashville, Dolly Parton has a sister with a similar name - googled it- Willadeene Parton.
Exactly.

I agree with those who say Isabelle is lovely because it is, and timeless. Isabella is good too.

Tavannach · 19/08/2020 01:57

Isabelle is lovely.

MollyWindley · 19/08/2020 00:26

I think I prefer Isabelle, I wondered if you were country music fans as Willabelle sounds like she should be performing at Nashville, Dolly Parton has a sister with a similar name - googled it- Willadeene Parton.

sitckmansladylove · 19/08/2020 00:14

Isabelle is a beautiful name op

alexdgr8 · 19/08/2020 00:11

OP yr husband is clever.
it was a bluff, to get you to agree to absolutely anything else.
isabelle it is !
good luck.

nanny3 · 18/08/2020 19:58

nope

DoTheMaccaroni · 18/08/2020 19:53

@Purpledaisychain oh thank goodness for that!

whatausername · 18/08/2020 19:44

[quote Purpledaisychain]@DoTheMaccaroni

Imagine how I felt when DH suggested it! Thankfully he's fully board with Isabelle now.[/quote]
Yay for baby Isabelle! Smile Cake

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Purpledaisychain · 18/08/2020 17:28

@DoTheMaccaroni

Imagine how I felt when DH suggested it! Thankfully he's fully board with Isabelle now.

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Tavannach · 18/08/2020 16:46

@mumsiedarlingrevolta

Trixiebelle works well for a cat, I think.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 18/08/2020 16:33

@Tavannach

I actually prefer Trixiebelle and Im not a massive fan of that.
I had a cat named Trixiebelle Grin
DoTheMaccaroni · 18/08/2020 16:30

I’m sorry but I almost threw up when I saw that name then 🤮 very dramatic I know! But it really is awful!

I adore Willa though Grin

InDeoEstMeaFiducia · 18/08/2020 10:17

That's really a fucking awful name to saddle someone with.

MikeUniformMike · 18/08/2020 10:13

Shantabelle?

Tavannach · 18/08/2020 04:02

I actually prefer Trixiebelle and Im not a massive fan of that.

IHateCoronavirus · 18/08/2020 03:46

My lovely friend had the surname Bell and the referencing of ‘ first name Bell-end’ was relentless in high school. For that reason alone no.

alexdgr8 · 18/08/2020 02:43

first i thought, as a tennis player said, you cannot be serious.
agree with all the others, there's a first, that sounds made-up and ridiculous, and she would be subjected to ridicule.
and we are not in a german speaking country.
so there's no excuse.
plenty of good solid names to pick from. don't try to be too clever.

jessstan2 · 18/08/2020 02:25

Dreadful. Sounds like a hillbilly name.

PhilCornwall1 · 18/08/2020 01:40

These threads make me laugh.

Someone could post "what do you think of htfhyvhhdfhhh as a name for my newborn?" Some crazy bugger is going to come back with "oooo! I love it, so unique!!".

Poor kids are going to end up with names like spelling mistakes.

Rubybluesy · 18/08/2020 01:17

No way

ineedaholidaynow · 18/08/2020 01:13

Thank you

RightOnTheEdge · 18/08/2020 01:08

Where did he get his other name choice from, sounded like catnip to me?

Catniss is the main character from The Hunger Games

ineedaholidaynow · 18/08/2020 00:53

If it is German would you pronounce it with a ‘W’?

Where did he get his other name choice from, sounded like catnip to me?

GarlicSoup · 18/08/2020 00:53

Nooooooooo

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 18/08/2020 00:50

I quite like Willa- have liked it since Brenda named her baby it in the final episode of Six Feet Under- but Willabelle feels a bit made up.