Annabella or Isabella

[MarCardarell]

I'm six months pregnant with first and expecting a daughter. Italian family.

Stuck between Annabella and Isabella.

Which do you like best?

Isabella

They're both beautiful names but really really popular in the UK at the moment. Would you consider another Italian name that isn't as popular in the UK? Such a beautiful language. Congratulations and if you do end up picking either of those names they are beautiful but expect there to be several with the same name in their class!

Annabella is beautiful

Annabella is beautiful - and I like Annie for short too. Isabella is also lovely but very, very overused around us (if you include Isabelle / Isabel / Isobel).

Isabella. Annabella sounds like anabolic.

Isabella by far.

Not a fan of Annabella......Anabel is OK.

How anour

Federica, Francesca, Lucia, Chiara, Giovanna, Gia

Isabella

Annabella.

I also like Annabelle and Arabella.

I'm not keen on bella or belle names as I think they are a bit twee and make me think Disney princess.

But prefer Annabella to Isabella.

Annabella can be, Anne, Annie, Anna, or the bells, so lots of choice which have a different feel to them and can match personality. Anne is practical and strong, Annie is sweet, Anna a bit feisty, belle is decorative.

Isabella will likely be Izzy, ditsy, or belle decorative, it doesn't and its options don't sound like a strong names to me.

Isabella I like. I don't mind Anabel but not sure about Anabella. Ultimately your choice though.

Isabella

It really doesn't!
I prefer Annabella because then she can choose to be Anna if she prefers which is much nicer than Izzy.

Isabella is lovely. I don't really like Annabella, just a bit frilly to my taste. Also I'm hearing it everywhere so it's become v popular.

It does, @Whoarethoseguys , and it also sounds like Arabella. It seems every other female dog or cat is called Bella too. Annabel is Ok, but Annabella is too long and frilly.
Anna is better than Izzy though.

Isabella or Isabel

Annabella, Annabel is too close to the doll.

Annabella, because I prefer Anna to Izzy for a nickname.

Isabella is much more elegant and classy

Annabella sounds frilly and ridiculous to me.

Prefer Isabella but I'd pick Anna if that was an option.

Annabella I prefer because Isabella has been overused for about 15 years now.

Annabella is fresher - though personally I’d opt for Annabelle or Arabella because they both sound slightly less frilly with the “ harder” r sound added or without the extra a at the end . But it’s a lovely name all the same.

Definitely Isabella

Annabella sounds like anabolic

Annabella because Isabella has become ubiquitous.

Annabella. It’s very slightly less popular. There will be at least three Isabellas/Isobels/Isabels/Annabellas/Annabelles/ Arabellas/Bellas in every class.

https://names.darkgreener.com/#annabella

Annabella isn’t that popular! I say go for Annabella.

I agree. It’s Isabella that’s heavily used.