Bella. Just Bella.

[bubbatime]

How is it on it's own?? I always thought it was a cute nn for a longer version eg Isabella, Annabelle etc.

Dh and I seriously struggling on a name. We agree on NOTHING!! Except the names used up by friends .

He really likes Bella. It's vastly better than anything else he likes. Can we use it on it's own if we're not Italian ?

What do you think?

I did not think of Twilight
I thought of Bella out the Tweenies
Tis a nice name

I know a Bella' she's 13

Very nice name

I think Bella is lovely as it is- it doesn't need to be a shortened version of something, it is a strong, beautiful name in its own right!

Bella is fine, or what about Ella?

Bella is a lovely name. I know a 4yr old Bella.

Bella is lovely - it can be used as a nickname but I think it stands on its own too.
Twilight phase is dying already. Look at names like 'Harry' people don't automatically think of Harry potter and assume you've named after that. It's just a nice name that happens to be a character from a book (what name isn't!)

Its pretty and works on its own. Only thing is it means 'beauty', or 'beautiful' which would be hard to live with if you grew up plain!

Love Bella, and also Belle.

I agree with Jazz, although I know vaguely that there's a Bella and an Edward on The Twilight saga, it doesn't remind me, the names are too normal. I like Bella.

If you are old like me you'll remember Bella Emberg

What about Belinda?

I'm loving Bella, go for it bubbatime

It's a lovely name.

By the time she reaches adolescence the only people referencing Twilight will be (a very few) people of our generation and she'll just roll her eyes at the tedious oldies.

I don't think its too "Twilight" - in the books her real name is Isabella anyway!

I'd only use it as a nickname.

I prefer Bella to any of the -belle names.

It's lovely but sounds like a nickname to me,probably because it is so often used as one. But it is lovely.

I wouldn't worry about Twilight though. It's flash in the pan pop culture and people probably once said the same about Alice after Alice in Wonderland was published. I've no intention if letting the Harry Potter books/films stopping me using Hermione one day.

My dd is just Bella it's a great name. The twilight saga is over now and we've only ever had one person (teenage boy) mention it. Dd is almost 3.

Nice as a nn,but sounds like a bit if a fat name. Sorry.

A fat name?

Yes, like Bertha. It's just a hefty name to me.

Is it cos a capital B looks like a bosom and a belly?

Haha I don't know, maybe.

Oh I see! I don't see it so much with Bella but would agree with you on Bertha. Apologies if anybody has a DD called Bertha

I have an Isabella, but I absolutely nipped in the bud any mention or thoughts of it being shortened to Bella. I'm afraid I too see Bella as a 'fat' name, and agree with pps that its up there with the likes of Bertha. Dunno why they make me think that

Btw, we abbreviate Isabella to Izzie, or Iz.

Ella is nice....I work with a glamourous Russian woman called Ella.