What about Noelle?

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We love Isabelle and Isabella. Either with no nickname at all or with Bella (for Isabella).

Now many people have told us they are very common. We also don't really care for Izzy or Iz or Isa but think they are avoidable if we offer Bella as an alternative. Or maybe Belle, we don't mind this at all.

Now we stumbled across Noelle. Do you like it better? It is less popular for sure. And we could nickname her Ellie which was on our list anyway.

Thoughts?

The options:

• Isabella
• Isabella "Bella"
• Isabelle
• Isabelle "Belle"
• Noelle
• Noelle "Ellie"
• something else from our list

Noelle was one of my faves but as DD was born in July I felt I couldn't. If she was born in December I probably would have

My first thought was Teenage Dirtbag too. (That’s where the “She rings my bell” reference is from.)

I like it, I think.

I’m surprised by the comments. There was a Disney movie called Noelle a couple of years ago, I’d probably assume she was born in November or december, and I think it’s lovely in that case. If she’s born at any other time I don’t think it works.
what about lyla, Lilith, Laila, Evelyn,
Gabrielle, clarabelle nn clara or belle, Joelle, Josélyne, Adele

I don’t really. Possibly because it makes me think of Noel Edmunds and his lovely jumpers but also I think like a lot of French names it’s massacred by many English accents.

Isabella is a better bet, overused though it is. You have to be alright with Izzie though, Bella may or may not stick.

Something like Estella, Adela, Fenella might be betta

Noelle is lovely

I knew a Brazilian woman called Noelle (pronounced No-ellie) and I always loved it.