Thoughts on the name ‘Belle’

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I love it!!! I would have if as it is rather than Annabelle but it's beautiful either way

i like it,

I love it. From my favourite film too!

Love it

I love it!

Oh sorry I'm going to be the Debbie Downer, It's too twee and Disneyish. I'm not a fan of the word "Chavvy" but that is literally what sprang into my mind.

If you are set on this i would strongly urge you to make her legal name annabelle.

I know an incredibly refined Belle who is part of the country/shooting world. It's not 'Chavvy' at all and far less popular than Bella.

I have a young relative called Isabelle, when we go out it feels as though every second child is Belle, Bella etc she's one of three Isabelle/Isobel/Isabellas in her class and none are known by their full name.

Awful, far too Disney for me.

Not keen.

I like it but prefer Annabelle or Isabelle.

Not for me though I love Annabelle and I do like Isabel even if it is popular. My ds 32 was going to be Isabel.

Not keen

It's ok as a nickname for a young child, I would go for Isabel or Annabel as the proper name. It does have a girly, disney, princess vibe to it.

I'm not a massive fan of it, but obviously it's up to you!
I'd personally go for Annabelle/Isabelle or similar so she has more nn options, though.

Initial impression is that it’s nice but when you think about it Belle might be a hard name to live up to (means beautiful). I know I wouldn’t have wanted to be called this myself, especially when going through the awkward teenage years. I do think it works well as a middle name though, being 1 syllable.

I’d go for a longer name that she can use Belle as a nickname for. The reason for this is that Belle quite clearly means beautiful. Personally, I am a bit fat and ugly and if I were called Belle, it’d be pretty embarrassing.

@DotDotDotDotDot, that's what I wanted to say ! It's a lot to live up to. Like virtue names. I went to college with a Charity who wouldn't give a door a slam. And worked with a Joy who was anything but !!

I also know a Joy who does not fit her name.
Arabella and Isobel can also have nn. Belle.

It’s fine as a pet name for Isabelle/Annabel but I wouldn’t use it as a name on its own.

Kids (and adults) can be cruel so I think calling a child ‘beautiful’ is not very sensible. I can just imagine how some of the boys in my class would have reacted to a girl that they considered to be unattractive being called Belle

Agree with others, very 'Disney'.

Hackneyed. And not kind if she turns out not to be belle.

I love it and I don't think you need a longer name for the BC although I do happen to love the name Annabelle which could be shortened to a lot of different names

Ann
Anna
Belle
Bella

I do love the Disney character which is what I think of but I don’t like it for a name. Mainly because it means beautiful and most people know that. I think if the girl turns out beautiful then the name adds nothing but if they’re not or insecure about how they look it could be used negatively by others.