Isabella

[VintageGirl89]

Isabella

What are your opinions on the name Isabella?
I'm looking for a name that is strong but still feminine and pretty.

Just to add, popularity is not an issue for us. We prefer more popular names.

Would Isabella go nicely with older brothers name Noah?
I didn't really want a name that could be shortened, however I adore the names Bella and Ella but neither go with surname () if used as standalone names.
Would this still be an issue if I used Isabella? Isabella .

Look forward to reading your comments.

Thank you all. X

I don’t think it works. It’s too much with your surname, the repetition of the bell/ball sound. Also, it’s a completely different style of name to Noah.

Isabella is beautiful. Sibling names don't have to match. Go for it.

Also, meant to add, it makes a bit of a joke -
Is a bell a ball?

I think it goes well with both Noah and your surname. It's a beautiful name; so what if some people think it's too popular?

It's a really beautiful name, go for it.

@daisypond its not exactly , need to change one letter to another vowel (NOT A, E, I or O). I just use that as closest as dont want to be outed.

@Notajogger I purposefully changed my surname as not to out myself. So please remove post with my full surname for everyone to see!

Is a belle of the ball. I love Isabella but I wouldn't it with Ball, sorry.

Isabella is a form of Elizabeth- and that does go with Noah. It also goes fine alongside your surname. It might be hard to avoid it being shortened, though. But you could pick one of the shortened forms for the full name -Eliza?

@daisypond Unfortunately I don't like Elizabeth and can't use Eliza as already used in the family.

Isabella ⚽️ sounds great. Perfect with Noah

Isabella is lovely. But it does clash a bit with your surname.

What about:

Miranda
Rosalind
Alexandra
Eloise
Clarissa

OP here are some other names:

Seraphina
Evangeline
Eleonora
Marlena
Marianna
Sophia
Sophianna
Alexandra
Olympia
Anastasia
Isadora
Anabella
Daphne
Marina
Melina

Sorry, it IS a lovely name, but common as muck round me at the moment! I'm in the midlands, and can easily think of 4 Isabella's under the age of 3, and I don't know THAT many kids.

@zingally I'm just south of the Midlands and since having my son I've only known of one Isabella. I guess it can vary massively though.

Isabella is one of my favourite names. You clearly love so you should use it. The name doesn't need to be shortened, if you don't want it too. Personally, I don't care how popular it is, it's a beautiful, elegant, classic name.

I love Isabella. It’s very popular but a beautiful name

It makes me think of isabella necessary on a bike..something from playground days. Also with your last name I bull might sound like eye ball. So I'd avoid but its all about personal choice and not the views of strangers really.

I don’t think it sounds good with your surname.

A friend of ours called her daughter Isabella (always Bella for short). And another friend used Isabella for her daughters middle name, I really like it.