Annabelle versus Juliette

[Suzy3637]

Hello, I have a son and daughter already named Ethan and Penelope and was wondering which girl name goes best with them as a little sister. We are deciding between Juliette and Annabelle. Thanks

I like Juliette best if the two, though both lovely. Also she won’t end up in a class full of other *belle/bella ending names

Both lovely but agree with @2tired2bewitty

I prefer Juliette- but not if its shortened to Julie or similar.
Annabelle is lovely- and still sounds lovely when shortened to Anna or Belle.

So weird Annabel or Juliet were on my list bu had aboy

Both lovely, but I’d go Annabelle (although I’d prefer Annabel)

I prefer Juliette but would spell it Juliet

I prefer Juliet , with that spelling .

Juliet - spelled that way so it’s strong rather than flowery.
Annabelle is a haunted doll 🤣

Annabel and Juliet are nicer spellings.

I prefer Annabel but they are both nice.

Juliet is lovely. Annabelle is very twee, plus it's an actual doll's name.

I much prefer Juliet, with that spelling, lovely name and goes well with your other (equally lovely) names.

Both lovely, though def Juliet spelling.

I have a Penelope and my favourite name for another girl was Juliette (we also briefly considered Ethan for a boy). But DP changed his mind as he really hated the idea of it being shortened to Julie.

We did consider Annabel too (preferred this spelling though) at one point so personally I do t think you can go wrong either way.

I prefer Juliet and think it goes better with your names. I like Annabel too though.

But I would loose the French spellings, they are really fussy.

Annabelle, with that spelling.

But if you went for Juliette, I’d spell it Juliet.

Love Juliette though I’d probably spell it Juliet.

I very nearly called my new baby daughter Julia. It was in my final 3. Really love it.

I prefer Juliette

Annabel with any spelling is ever so commonplace now. I know four under 13. Juliette is unusual and can be shortened to Jools, which is cool.

Annabel and Juliet are much better spellings - less frilly. Both nice, I'd probably go for Juliet, though I hate Julie as a nn. I know an Annabel who is lovely. Occasionally shortened to Bel.

My sister is Juliet and I think its a lovely name however its ALWAYS misspelt. The juliet/juliette thing is very annoying and people even spell it Juliete sometimes. Annabelle would also have this issue but probably less so.

I can't imagine Juliet being shortened to Julie. They're very different names. Jules or Ju, yes.

Juliet, abbreviated to Jet or Ettie

I'll throw in that to my ear, Penelope is of an era (1950s) with Diana and Susannah, possibly Annabelle, whereas Juliet is more classic. But Ethan sounds more last ten years, so matching probably isn't what you're going for.

I do think Annabelle sounds lovely whenever I hear it. It's a very 'complete' name, that doesn't invite shortening, despite being so easily shortened.

I'd spell them Annabel and Juliet. Both fine, but I'm not keen on the frillier spellings.
I prefer Juliet but dislike Jules, so I'd pick Annabel.

Gone off Annabelle as it's v v popular/ common. Not necessarily a bad thing but Juliet feels a bit more unusual and memorable.

Doesn't have to be shortened to Julie, there are lots of other options inc. Jules, Ettie (or kept as Juliet)