Annabelle

[queenofkale]

We are pretty much set on Annabelle. It goes really nicely with Clara our other DD.

DH is very keen on Charlotte as a middle name as it's his favourite but we ruled it out due to popularity.

Question is Annabelle Charlotte too much of a mouthful? If so any helpful suggestions?

Annabel is a million times nicer and more elegant than Annabelle (which is too fussy).

I also like Charlotte!

Yes, I'd pronounce Annabelle with more emphasis on the second syllable. AnnaBELLE.

I really do not like the name at all.

But, I'm with the OP, Annabel looks unfinished.

If you're going to use that name I'd spell it either:

Annabell or Annabelle, not Annabel

I agree, all I think of his horror film

But I think it sounds nice with Charlotte

Annabel goes better with Charlotte. They look better too.

I prefer Annabelle spelling to Annabel, and think it looks/sounds nice with Charlotte.

Annabell is just terrible. It doesn't have anything to do with bells!

That's me told, then, daisypond

What is it to do with then?

If you prefer the Annabel spelling, what does the "bel" bit of that spelling have to do with it?

I'm now thinking "Babybel!"

Babybel is genius.

Much prefer Annabel because that's the usual spelling. The extra 'le' makes it look frilly.
I know a lovely Annabel.
I also prefer Jane to Jayne, Amy to Aimee, Isabel to Isabelle etc.

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My DD is Annabelle! So obviously I love it, she is Annabelle Primrose.

I love it because it's a name that everybody's heard of but it's not overlused. Its in the top 100, but towards the bottom of the list so ..

The film Annabelle came out the year DD was born and we had plenty of people trying to put us of the name because of that, but honestly as your DD gets older most people will have totally forgot about the horror movie. I prefer it spelt Annabelle rather than Annabel, I think it looks much prettier with the longer ending, and looks a bit incomplete with the shorter ending. Plus I was a big fan of the name Belle but OH wasnt so Annabelle was a nice compromise.

I prefer the Annabel spelling. Annabelle looks like it's been tweaked.

I too much prefer the simplicity and elegance of Annabel. Beautiful name.

The Annabelle spelling looks unnecessarily frilly and looks like it should be pronounced with more emphasis on the second syllable. I'm not keen.

Annabelle is also the name of a horror movie.

I like Annabel too. I think Annabelle pushes it a bit close to Disney princess territory. I do like Annabel a lot though and I remember it being on my list for dd.

Annabel Charlotte is very nice. Not too much of a mouthful at all imo.

That makes sense that you wanted to option of Anna or Belle. I do slightly prefer Annabel and probably like Regina above do think that it looks more elegant.

You could use 'Annabel' and then refer to her as 'Belle' from the start if you wanted but just because some MNers prefer Annabel doesn't mean you should give up the spelling that you love!

Going against the grain I prefer the Annabelle spelling and I agree OP, Annabel looks unfinished. That said I'm not English, rather from a western European country and more used to the French spelling of names. It is also a name of French origin and I'd keep the original spelling.