Annabel/Annabelle/Anabel

[pureeandpearls]

Which spelling and how popular is it???

[JenJam]

oops hadn't finished typing

annabel is my preference

annabelle is too froufrou, 'trying to hard' to be different for my taste

anabelle seems more continental - i would guess russian, french parentage?

I don't know many annabels young or old but it is a very familiar name of good stock! go for it

[JenJam]

annabel

[Housemum]

Maggie - sorry, no, I don't know any little Jennifers!

Annabelle Juliet seems a bit of a mouthful? Not sure what goes with it better, though. Violet is pretty.

[discountmum]

Annabel- simple and classic.

[jlo1234]

i like Anabelle, i dont know any with the name around here

[pureeandpearls]

Juliet? Good God no! You did choose the spelling though, so one out of two isn't bad.....

[MaggieMonday]

Annabel Juliet is much nicer! Violet is nice in itself, but v like Violent.

[pureeandpearls]

So Annabel, possibly Annabelle then....

we were going to go for Violet but DH changed his mind and Annabel was next on the list. Maybe Annabel/le Violet?

[lotspot]

I like the Annabel spelling myself - don't mind the Annabelle but really not keen on Anabel - looks a bit incomplete to me

I know one (spelt Annabelle I think) aged 8

[MaggieMonday]

Housemum are you my friend? She called her dd Jennifer and to her astonishment has met a few other little girl/toddler Jennifers.

I like Jenny, susie, Melanie, there are a few 70s names I love. Jillian, Lindsay, although, I'd spell it Linzey.

[Housemum]

One of DD's friends is an Annabelle - I'd only ever seen Annabel before. I think it's the French way of spelling it, which is why her mum preferred it. I think it actually looks better written down, the Annabel way looks too short somehow?

Be warned that Belly is also a nickname - my best mate at school was heartily sick of people calling her Bell or Belly.

By the way, I thought they had amalgamated spellings now in the lists, which is why names like Mohammed/Muhammed/Mohammad are much higher? And even if you think you picked a not-so-common name you can be surprised - I went for a name that was languishing in the 70's, but went to a small village under 3's group and there are 2 other girls with DD3's name!

[moshchops]

I prefer Anabel.

[muminthemiddle]

Annabel definately.
I know 1.

[Brightfield]

Yes it well used here. There are two in my sons' small school, and I often hear it out and about.
I think it would be in the 80s (in the stats) if all the spellings were combined.

That said, popularity doesn't bother me at all as most of my favourites are in the top 100.

Annabel def. the best spelling.

[oldspeckledtam]

DH and I couldn't decide between Annabelle (my choice) and Anabel (His choice)

We settled on Anabelle as I desperately wanted the 'Belle' to honour a wonderful lady who had recently died.

We assumed we'd call her Belle, but she's always been Ana. She's 3 and I don't know any others. I've never taught any either!

[MaggieMonday]

No!

Annabel Vivien is absolutely beautiful, as is Annabel Juliet. Very elegant.

SOmehow the elegance goes though if you put in all those extra letters. Goes from elegant to frou frou in 4 extra letters.

Ladiesl Goldsmith and Sainsbury are Annabel spelt like that, and Camilla's sister is also Annabel! does that put you off!?

Annabelle is the more popular spelling in America though.

[pureeandpearls]

Thanks everyone....

Is it really popular in London Brightfield?

MaggieMonday -funnily enough she'd be Annabel/le Vivienne.....too much??!

[Pinkjenny]

Annabel. I know 2, one is 2.5yo and one is 4yo.

[Brightfield]

It's not in the top 100 beacuse there are many different spellings. If all the spellings were combined it would be in the there somewhere.

[MaggieMonday]

I love Vivien but not Vivienne, Juliet but not Juliette, Annabel but not Annabelle.

Rein in the frill. Rein in the frill.

[micku5]

Prefer Annabelle

[thedollshouse]

If our little one turns out to be a girl she will be called Annabel. Annabelle is slightly too frilly for me and Anabel looks like you accidently left out an 'n'.

It is quite popular around here (I know of about 5) but it isn't yet in the top 100 names nationally which I find surprising.

[bellissima]

Simple as possible. Anna. Somehow for me the 'bel(le)' bit just makes it a Tinkerbell top of the Christmas tree name.

And Belle an orrible nickname (and i should know!)

Now Isobel is nice. Never heard of an Isobel being called Belle.

[mamadiva]

I know an Annabelle, only 1 I've heard of and she is 3YO so it's not overly popular at all although very cute.

Be warned though her mum says she has to correct people all the time because they take it upon themselves to 'nickname' her Belle