Annabel? or Anna?

[gnlight]

Have been mulling over this for a while... What associations do you have for each name? Any preference?

Can't decide whether Anna might be too plain and Annabel perhaps too frilly?

Help!

[clairemarie5]

Anna!! That was my 2nd choice girls when I was pregnant.. until I found out he was a boy.

[loislines]

I love Anna. Beautiful, simple, elegant.

[Yorkshirelassreturns]

They're both lovely but Annabel gets my vote as it gives more options and can still be Anna at a later point. I am biased though... Congratulations x

[zoemaguire]

Anna is gorgeous. Elegant and simple. Annabel sounds like someone annoying, like somebody said upthread. Associations for me are slightly twee, fussy, like a ye olde tea shoppe with frilly tablecloths and a slightly musty smell