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Bella? Are Isabella / Isobel the only long versions of this?

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 11:47

Really like the shortening 'Bella' but dislike above names!

Can any thing else be shortened to Bella?

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:38

Oh shit

Just remembered... SIL (whose name is nothing to do with bella, had a nickname which then got shortened to Bella by her ex husband)

Obviously being her ex husband they have split, is it a no-no to call the baby a nickname that was used for SIL only by him??

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MrsJohnCusack · 15/08/2008 12:35

Dorabella and all of the above

think Bella on its own nice though

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:33

Amelia is my fave name too, I just refuse to use it.

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tiredemma · 15/08/2008 12:25

I prefer Belle to Bella.

My all time fave is Amelia. Or Matilda.

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:22

Bella alone? Hmmm maybe, DH likes it,

now middle names!
lol

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ja9 · 15/08/2008 12:21

just go for bella on it's onw - i think it's lovely!

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:18

Anabelle reminds me of that doll,

Belinda sounds 'old'

Elizabeth, as above.

Isabella just don't like.

Mirabel is an elephant

and Rosabel is nice, but can't use anything 'rose' related.

Im not awkward am i??

(thanks btw1!)

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VictorianSqualor · 15/08/2008 12:16

Arabelle, Anabelle, Belinda, Elizabeth, Isabel, Isabella, Mirabel, Rosabel
Mabel

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:02

Just asked DH...

'No'

Grrrrr

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VictorianSqualor · 15/08/2008 12:00

I love Arabella, it's my friends name and we call her Bella.

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 12:00

She would probably be known as Bella most of the time. Just don't want to overstep our council house boundaries! PMSL

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LazyLinePainterJane · 15/08/2008 12:00

You could go all Harry Potter crayzee laydee and have a Bellatrix

crumpet · 15/08/2008 11:55

Arabella is pretty, but definitely heading towards poncey territory - but then so was Isabella I would have said and it has suddenly exploded in popularity

elkiedee · 15/08/2008 11:54

No reason why you couldn't just use Bella, is there?

I do tend to think of Arabella as posh, but still no reason why you can't use it if you like the name.

bigmouthstrikesagain · 15/08/2008 11:53

Mirabelle (as in Mama) - depends wether you mind your dd being assoc with a cartoon elephant of course

gonaenodaethat · 15/08/2008 11:53

Trixiebelle

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DisenchantedPlusBump · 15/08/2008 11:52

Oh Arabella is lovely. (Is it a bit poncey though?)

Ive got pregnancy brain and isobella just keep going round in my head!

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crumpet · 15/08/2008 11:51

Arabella, Annabel/la, Amabel, Belinda?

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