Annabelle or Madeleine?

[IndigoBat]

Help! Our baby girl is 5 weeks old already and still has no name. I think we've finally narrowed it down to either Annabelle or Madeleine. I prefer one name and my husband prefers the other. Please help us choose which. And if you have a reason you prefer one over the other, that may also help us to choose! Thanks

Yes there are a million Bella/Belles around. Agree Maddy isn't that great either tho.

Do you not have a third choice?!

Susannah?

YES! I love Susannah. We had it in our shortlist. Sue, susie, anna very cute and fresh 🫶🏼

I love Annabelle for variations. Also Tesco sells lovely French sponge cakes called Madeleines. They are nice but …

I like both Madeleine and Annabel (not Annabelle though), but I love Susannah! Go for that.

Madeleine

Annabel.

Madeleine bit clunky and starts with Mad. Prefer Marianne. Magaly. Maribel.

Madeleine for me, all day long. It has an air of strength and mischief which is lovely. Probably just a personal association.

I very much prefer the spelling of Annabel though if you're going for Annabelle.

Marianne. Magaly. Maribel. Marianne's ok but the other two are awful

Madeleine. It has a really nice sound and elegance. Annabel (le) is very popular. Prefer Annabel spelling.
Susannah is really nice, though. Underused. I don't like Sue much.

Susannah is MUCH nicer and less overused compared to Madeleine and Annabel

Su sounds/looks modern though doesn't it! I think you could even have suki as a nn if you liked.

susannah is best

Love Annabelle. Madeleine is nice too but not keen on susannah.

Susannah is nice but Sue feels very dated. Suzi quite nice though!

Annabelle gets my vote.

Susannah is lovely and Su or Susie are cute nicknames

Susannah is lovely! That's a great choice. What about Susannah Madeleine?

Su sounds/looks modern Not to those of us who know 60 yr olds called Su and Soo.

I prefer Madeleine and would use the full name though Annabel is sweet too.

Other suggestions ..
Susannah
Alanna
Johanna

Annabel is fabulous. Especially with that spelling.

Madeleine ok.

I think Susannah is not quite there yet. A little of the time when I was growing up in the 70s, think Carol, Linda, Marion type names. Suki is a sweet nickname though.

I like both, but they give a different vibe.

In my opinion, Annabelle sounds feminine. It is a very cute name for a baby and I like that there is the option of shortening to Anna.

Madeleine is a much stronger name. It sounds good on a baby, teen and adult.

My favourite is Madeleine, but both are very nice names. Maybe keep an open mind and see which one she looks like?

Susannah is pretty but dated. If you want a reason not to use one of them, Annabelle makes me think of the killing doll of the eponymous movie. Madeleine is so so pretty, and I love Maddie.

Susannah is lovely and underused these days.

I also like Annabel but only this spelling. The French spelling Annabelle looks too frilly in the UK imo and people will mispronounce it ANNAbel vs annaBELLe.

I love Susannah. And a 'baby Susie' is just adorable!