Arabella?

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I love the name Arabella, have done since I was about 15, but I’m not keen on the association with the Arctic Monkeys song. I like the band but somewhat dislike the fact that people might think i’m naming my child after a song. Thoughts? (do most people associate it with the song?)

I've no idea what song you're referring to, so I guess not everyone will associate it with the song!

Hmm, I was an AM fan but can't even remember which song you're talking about so you're probably safe. They haven't been famous for about 10 years have they?

Love the name. Don't know the song, so don't associate the name with it!

I wouldn’t even consider the song. It’s a beautiful name.

Sorry, sounds like a pasta sauce to me

Met a lady called Arabella a few weeks ago. Thought the name was really lovely and so was she. No knowledge of AM song.

Arabellas got a 70s head

i love the name and do associate it with arctic monkeys. my friend who is a big AM fan named her daughter arabella last year.

It's very pretty but long. Choose a short form you like if you are going to use it. Ari/Bella/Ella perhaps.

I love the name but hate AM and since my partner played me that song it’s put a dampener on the name, and it’s all I think of when I hear Arabella. I reckon once you saw your daughter though all hatred for the song would go out the window and you’d only ever know Arabella as your daughter. I say go for it!

Never heard a song with the name...

I don't know the song either but I know a 7yo Arabella (nn Bella) and her mum also Arabella.

Disney.

I like the name Arabella. It makes me think she should be a ballet dancer.

Pasta sauce/Italian dish. Never thought of arctic monkeys song however.

We have an Arabella. It suits her very much. I don't know the song, and I doubt it would have stopped us using that for her name (mostly because it was the only one we agreed on as she's our third daughter).

What is this pasta sauce? Do you mean Arabbiata, which means angry?

Don't like it. Reminds me of arable land. Plus Ivanka Trump has an Arabella.

Plus it's a bit too frou-frou.

Love it

Belle as nn also

Don't know the song but love the name. I wanted to name our youngest DD it but DH didn't like it 😔

Gorgeous middle class name.

Don't know the song but I think of Pretty Little Lies the book and the TV show. I'm sure that's the name of the kid who said she was being bullied by Ziggy.

I don't know if it'd bother you but It's not too uncommon in my area, I've met two at the same class. My dd is 3.

Sorry I was wrong. I've just googled it and the character in Big little lies is Amabella. Similar but not the same.

We have an Arabella. Absolutely love it - no regrets. On a day to day basis she is called Belle and then will probably use Arabella a bit more as she gets older x