Anna or Annabel?

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I know we could use Annabel with Anna for short but I feel that both names have a very different feel to them ! Middle name will be Elizabeth or Charlotte.

Anna is so pretty

Anna Elizabeth

Anna

DH is v pleased as supports his preference for Anna! I must admit as a name it has really grown on me. I can just imagine a little chubby toddler named Anna now 😂 Based on this we are more or less decided she will be Anna Elizabeth or Anna Charlotte!

I like Anna Charlotte

With your middle names I’d go for Anna but without taking them into consideration I’d have to say Annabel as Anna doesn’t really have much to it in my opinion

We have an Annabel, it has plenty of diminutive potential only one we don't get is Belle. Somewhat irritatingly this proper (in my eyes) spelling is in decline and is now being overtaken by Annabelle which i agree is way too frilly.

I think Anna is a great kick arse name!

Annabel is a variation of Amabel meaning loveable. (I may have been somewhat hormonal when we chose names).

Anna is perfect - timeless, elegant, international

Annabel a bit try hard I think, like a fake double-barrelled surname. Apparently the Queen vetoed it for Princess Beatrice because it is “too yuppy”

Anna.

I have never met an Annabel I liked. It has tainted the name for me.

Anna Charlotte flows better

Me and DH were between these two names. I preferred Anna and he liked Annabel as well as Anna.

We decided on Anna and so pleased we did. It’s a beautiful, classic and pretty name and people always remark on it being a lovely name.

It’s the bel/belle bit for me and I’m just not a fan. I wouldn’t have liked her being referred to as Belle. If I had to go with it though I’d definitely choose the Annabel spelling.

My DD2 is Anna Elizabeth, so I would have to go with that!