Mollie or Annabel and why?

[jasminemay]

Having problems deciding-my husband prefers Mollie as also it alliterates with our surname which begins with M. Would that be a bit "Milly Molly Mandy?". I'm thinking Annabel is more sophisticated but maybe a bit boring, less fun? What image do you have of these names?

I prefer Annabel but like the spelling 'Anabel' better. I think it is pretty but not too 'weak' sounding.
Mollie on the other hand is a bit 'wet' sounding. It makes me think of a floppy rag doll and a child who cries all the time. (sorry!)

Annabel - why because it's got substance and nn possibilities. Anna/ann/bell/Bella.

Mollie is dull, already sounds like a nn or a rag doll.

Also I don't know any Annabells and I know two at least two Mollies (there may be another in reception)

Annabel - this is top of our girls list.

Mollie - my friends Labrador.

Annabel

Mollie is wet and drippy

Annabel

I cannot imagine an adult woman named Mollie.

you lot are mean..
i have a molly. her name suits her so well.
i love the name and have never regretted calling her that 9 yrs ago.
would choose it again in a heartbeat!

Molly is a gorgeous name, much better spelt Molly too. I like Annabel but would rather be called Molly myself as....

Mollie is cute for a little girl. but a bit frivolous for a grown woman.

Annabel is very nice.

Both are good names, but at the moment I definitely prefer Annabel - perhaps because I do know a lot of little Mollies already. Annabel also gives your daughter more options if she wants to choose herself a nickname when she gets older - Anna, Belle, or Annabel - whilst Molly doesn't have many options for abbreviation. (I can only think of Moll).

Annabel is a lovely name, Annie is a nice nickname too.

Would only use Mollie as nickname.

I love Annabelle.I

Only on MN have I ever heard people say Mollie doesn't suit an adult. A great (adult) friend of mine is a Mollie and I think it's a fab name. Annabel always sounds a bit prim to me

I prefer Annabel. I like the sound; it is feminine without being to 'cutesy'. You can draw a lot of NNs fro it - Annie/Anna/Bel/Belle/Bella/Nan, etc.

Mollie, although perfect on a little girl, just doesnt fit a 40-year-old as well as Annabel. I can imagine that it would need modification as she ages - perhaps Moll?

A friend of mine has a Millie and their surname is something like Matthews. Millie Matthews is 6yo and I think that it would suit her into adulthood, so te alliteration thing isn't a factor for me. It's more that you need to ask yourself whether you want a feminine and more grown-up sounding name or a very cute name for your litle girl.

If you like "belle" names and names starting with M, then how about Mirabelle?

Both are sweet but I prefer Annabel- we told my Grandma that we liked the name Mollie and she replied with "oh no dear, mol or a mollie was a term for a prostitute in my day!"

Gee thanks grandma- so yes, I've been put off that name! Annabel can be shortened to some nice nicknames too!

Annabel, without a doubt.

Mollie = my mum's dog!

Annabelle.

Annabel (also on my list) because Mollie is a nickname (for margaret) and also not very serious of she grows up to be a judge/pm/prison governor

Really do not like Annabel/Anabel/Annabelle. It sounds really clunky to me, sorry. The variety of spellings would put me off too.

Molly is very pretty - don't like the spelling Mollie though, and as the former is the more common spelling, then I think a Mollie would spend a lot of time correcting people.

What about Anna-Molly?

My DD is called Mollie and I love it.
She isn't wet and drippy. infact she is a lovely 10 year old, full of life, confident but polite with it, full of fun, into everything, bright and eager to do. She's never been a crier or a whinger either!

It also isn't a nickname. It has been a name in its own right for over 100 years.

And although Molly is/was quite a popular name we actually don't know any others.

We chose the ie spelling as I personally like the way it looks written down more, he older people we have known with the name were all ie spelling - and the ie appeared to be more traditional as a name.

Annabel is a nice name but round here it is definitely more popular and I still prefer Mollie anyway :)

Molly is NOT the correct spelling - look at the historical spellings of the names.
Molly is the more common spelling form NOW. It hasn't always been.
Mollie was often used as a name in its own right BEFORE the name Molly was. With a y was more often used as a nickname, although has been a name in its own right for a long time now.

Grr!

DD's 10y and has no problem with people learning how to spell her name - and when someone/where new she just says Mollie with an ie. Just like I am Claire and usually have to spell it out

Maybe I am unusual but we have known of more adults called Mollie/Molly than young people - so it will work on an adult. One of them is very hgih up in her profession too - so it can work in professional jobs too (before anyone says that).

DD is normally called by her full name of Mollie but sometimes it's shortened to Moll, but very rarely tbh.

Also - don;t forget that Molly/Mollie is reasonably popular as far as baby names go - so when the child is 30, 40, 50 or whatever - it will still be relatively popular anyway - so it wouldn't be odd to know an adult with that name.

Really not a big fan of alliteration at all but maybe slightly biased as in the work I do, I tend to come into contact with a lot of people who have alliteration in their names Chardonnay Carter type names. Also, Mollie is quite common around here.

Much prefer Annabel, only know 2, one is 7 and the other is 2. Give her this name and then she has the choice of using her full name or shortening it as she wishes.