Scarlett Willow or Scarlett Arabella

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I was set on Scarlett Willow for ages (I'm due next month) but my husband has decided he's not overly keen on Willow and prefers Scarlett Arabella. I do like Arabella and think the short version Bella sounds pretty too but people seem to quite dislike Arabella.

I was wondering why so I looked it up (we're Australian so don't have as much cultural context in the UK) and it seems that it used to be a 'posh' name so it has potentially negative connotations of being spoilt/entitled. Either that or people just don't like the sound of it!

Do you think it would matter for a middle name given she won't use it day to day? Also we'll probably move back to Oz at some point where people care a lot less about class connotations.

Scarlett Willow Rae is the other option (so 2 middle names with a nod to me as my name is Rachel and we'll probably use my husband's surname)

Thanks!

Scarlett Arabella sounds like a cooking sauce to me.

Scarlett Willow flows better. I normally don’t like Willow as a name, but I think it’s OK as a middle name. It is a bit hippyish perhaps, the whole thing, but it’s fine. I quite like the scarlet willow tree idea. Arabella is more classic but it is frilly-posh and it’s cumbersome alongside Scarlett. I prefer Annabel if you want something with a simpler but similar vibe.

Definitely Willow. Arabella is ridiculously princess-y and frilly. It's also really popular where I live in South London. I prefer Arabel.

Well I like Arabella better than Willow or Scarlett.
I know a couple of Willows so if that’s an issue for you, Scarlett Arabella it is 😀
Congratulations btw.

I think I slightly prefer Scarlett Willow over Scarlett Arabella although both a very pretty. I see what you mean about hippy sound of Scarlett Willow, I don't think that's a bad thing though. The name also sounds quite descriptive but again that's not necessarily a bad thing!

What about Scarlett Willa?

I would swap them around..

Arabella Scarlett flows better IMO x

Love Scarlett

Scarlett Willow flows much better. Scarlett Arabella is much more of a mouthful. Completely dispassionate opinion as none of them would be my choice.

Scarlett is really marmite on here - one of those left-field names that got super popular really quickly and are therefore now seen as very downmarket. Bit like Darcey.

Would you have a short form/nickname? Worth thinking about, as one of the reasons I’ve seen given to avoid Scarlett is that Scar isn’t a very nice nickname.

OP you've just made me fall in love with my daughters name again!

I was just going to come on here and try and persuade you not to call your dd that name. I've spent the last 2 years shouting it, and it sounds hard and guttural when you're angry. Also it is so so so popular. My dd is an older teen now abut there was at least 5 of them in her small village primary school.

But after seeing it written down on this thread many times, I can see its beauty again. Thanks

Although when I'm met with a snarling stroppy teenage Scarlett in the morning maybe I'll go off it again ;)

And yes she is called Scar or Scarly by her friends. I was hoping she'd be nicknamed Red!

Arabella is a bit much, Bella or Belle maybe then yes but otherwise go with scarlett willow, if flows better x

I prefer Scarlett Willow.