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Arabella?

54 replies

Pickingnamesishard · 31/08/2023 03:34

What are your opinions on this name? Do you love it or Hate it? I think it’s beautiful but I would love to hear your thoughts.

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NeverGuessWho · 31/08/2023 05:03

I'm not keen, but choose the name if you love it.

Royalsingingseal · 31/08/2023 05:28

I like it but she will most likely be Bella so you have to like that too.

LadyBitsnBobs · 31/08/2023 05:51

I know a few, Arabella, Annabella. It’s fine, reminds of a china doll I had as a child.

hylian · 31/08/2023 05:52

It's ok but I think it's quite middle class 'posh'.

Dancingqueenwannabe · 31/08/2023 06:06

I love it. My friends daughter is called this and everybody compliments her name when they hear it xx

GoodnightJude1 · 31/08/2023 06:14

It’s one of Arctic Monkeys best songs IMO 😀

YouHoooo · 31/08/2023 06:17

Overly frilly.

bearfood · 31/08/2023 06:19

I adore it, husband vetoed. Beautiful name imo.

HoliHormonalTigerLillyTheSecond · 31/08/2023 06:24

It's lovely.

Lavender2021 · 31/08/2023 06:24

We have one at my daughters nursery and the small children can't say Arabella so was Bella. They might be trying Arabella now once pre school age but Bella definitely gets used still.

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 31/08/2023 06:26

Not keen, prefer Annabella

continentallentil · 31/08/2023 06:33

I quite like it - it’s frilly but also quite sparky

There are loads of Belle names about though, so she is likely to end up another Bella/Ella/Ellie. You could try and impose Ari if you want.

Aria20 · 31/08/2023 07:45

I like it a lot. Knew a very fiesty little girl called arabella she'd be about 7 now. We couldn't use it as DH's boss's chose it for their dd and so we couldn't "copy" them. Neither of those 2 go by Bella if that helps.

CheeseAndCrackersx · 31/08/2023 07:48

It's on my list, so love it 😀

CassiniG · 31/08/2023 08:02

Lovely name.

dressedforcomfort · 31/08/2023 08:08

Too frilly for my taste.

Greenbin · 31/08/2023 08:19

Too frilly for me but all that matters with names is whether YOU love it

LadyEloise1 · 31/08/2023 08:35

Too frilly for me too.

intherough · 31/08/2023 09:17

Don't like

CoteDOpale · 31/08/2023 09:23

I quite liked it, but apparently I say it wrong. Had a friend who said it was her chosen baby name but that she’d be pronouncing it ‘properly’.

Asked what the ‘proper’ pronunciation was And she said ‘Air-a-bella’. Never heard that before but also never met an Arabella so happy to be proven wrong.

I’ve always said A-ra-bella with the a as in Apple. Like the Arctic Monkeys song if anyone knows it!

Whatsthepoint1234 · 31/08/2023 12:03

Love it!! One of my favourite names.

FoodFann · 31/08/2023 12:07

Pretty name, quite ‘try-hard’, dislike nn Bella or Arab

lemonyellows · 31/08/2023 12:14

I studied Jude the Obscure and have never been keen since.

Iamacatslave · 31/08/2023 12:21

Nope.

bellamae1 · 31/08/2023 12:23

We have an Arabella-Maè but we never call her Arabella we just call her Bella x