Annabel, Annabella, Annabelle or Arabella?

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Right, so have discounted Claudia and am keen on these. But which is nicest?
And do you think if I go for Annabella or Arabella she'll just get called 'Bella', which I'm not keen on and is also the name of my neice (Isabella) although she never gets called Isabella, always Bella.
BTW not concerned about the similarity of my baby names with neice's name as she's a step-neice and I've only seen her once in the last 4 yrs!

Yes, nappy but I couldn't use Anna could I?
Aha!

Annabelle or Arabella.
too bad you abandoned Claudia - great name.

Annabella

Annabel

Arabel.

Like Arabel and mortimer - fab books.

Annabel is nice

I love the name Amabel (I believe it's french) although think they may spend their life correcting people...

Annabel, cos it's my name.

I'm known by all sorts.

God, it had better not be a boy.
Poor thing will get teased horribly at school if he's called Annabel.
Am finding out in a couple of weeks - will come back on and let you all know!
(bet you're all dead interested )

Although I'm not telling anyone in RL what sex it is. Let them keep on guesssing! (They all think it's a boy anyway - only because I've got 2 girls and I think they'd like a change).
I think it's a girl. Feel exactly like I did last 2 times and already have ginormous (sp) bump - just like last time!

Waffle, waffle, waffle, goes my pregnancy brain

Thanks all for your opinions, definitely preferring Annabel now.

Annabel - it is also my name and I'm very pleased with it.

But I am called Bella by most of my best friends, Annie by some old friends, and Belski by random others. Belly also. Annabel is mainly for work and for new friends - can't quite bring myself to introduce myself as Bella as it's a bit circus - although I do like it when my friends call me it. My parents don't though.....

bellawilliams - glad you like your name!!

Annabel or Arabella.

I really like the name Anna, so would proably go for Annabel.

I like Annabel or Arabella too. Arabella is more melodious, whereas Annabel is more down to earth. Why not wait until the baby is born and then choose?

nooka - that would be sensible wouldn't it, but I like to be organised

My parents had five girls names and five boys names picked out for each of us (middle names and all). I consider that they were highly organised!

Annabel or Arabella

Blimey nooka - I couldn't think of ten names that I like enough to use.
(although I have used up 6 names already on my 2 DD's)
Thought I was doing well coming to a conclusion on Annabel!

Oh yes, and my parents had four children and had different lists for all of us. My father is very methodical... I found my list once. It had some very interesting names on it!

OOh do tell......maybe some more inspiration?

Well they liked Cosmo on the boys list I seem to recall (from the Saints Cosmo and Damian) and Carola was on the girls. Can't remember the rest I am afraid. Oh and I do have a very unusual name - luckily I think it is fab...

Amable and Amibal are both boys names

Arabella - fab name imo...

Annabel.

Annabel is the nicest. Annabella is nice if you have an Italian connection , but otherwise a bit tooooo melodious. An Annabel can be a 'Bella'. Why not?

Annabelle looks really silly written down imo. Spell it correctly.

But Liffey I don't want my Annabel to be Bella!
I would just want her to be Annabel (or perhaps Anna for short).

I have Anabel and I don't want her to be bella either maybe ana if need be.