what do you think of the name Arabella?

[robinredbreast]

yes it me again lol you lot are putting me off Giselle [think the tought of it being shorted to gis ot jiz is too much

nevermore

I know an Arabella (adult one, not a child) - it's shortened to Addy, which I quite like.

nice! know a cute baby called Arabella. The cutest thing is listening to other toddlers pronouncing it, "Ar-rra-bell-a" in toddler stutter sounds adorable

Fishie - that's Arabel, not Arabella.

my best friends baby is called arabella, its lovely - however her nickname is barry! or baz, suits her though, shock of red hair and a proper cheeky madam.

Far too sloaney for me I'm afraid. Thought this was a pisstake thread!

i like it-like gisele also.

my sons call her bella

It sounds quite posh. For some reason it makes me think 'Arabella, dahling..'

i know an adult Bella ..I wou;ld try to keep it Arabella

I like it, although I don't like bella as as shortening - but does make me think of the poem :
Little Arrabella Miller
Found a furry caterpiller
First she put it on her mother
Then upon her baby brother
Both said 'Arrabella Miller
Take away that caterpiller'

So probably better if your surname's not Miller

I LOVE Bella - Arabella a bit poncey - prefer Giselle!

(Wouldn't have shortened it ti 'Jiz'.. pronounced G-iz, surely?)

Sloaney and posh with a house in the country..ok yah dahhling!

Oh, and didn't see the giselle thread - lovely name - magical ballet associations for me
Although, yes, jiz perhaps not great!

oh yes so she was oops. arabella also rather a good georgette heyer i think?

i like your ll names rrb. lets think of more.
clarabelle. no that is a disney cow

harriet?

a bit posh - prefer Bella

genevieve?
Hermione

my boys call this arabella bella cos they can;t say whole name, but it doesn;t actually suit her, whereas arabella and barry does, wierd but true - i seriously don't think u can name a baby til you see him/her

lol mmm im liking this one
i even like it shorten to bella
and at least my husband is italian so we don't have to put up with why have you picked a french[german!] name lol

mmm
bit annoying how everyone wants to shorten peoples names though isnt it?
you have to pick a name and think of everything it could rhyme with be shortend too

like it

and doesn't Bella mean pretty in Italian??

Are you pg?

Am sure I have seen you on a BF thread recently?!

If so, Congrats!

turquoise why would this be a piss take? im hardly suggesting i call my dd grape am i ?

what are your lo's called ?