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

I really dislike it.

how are you notnow?looking forward to xmas
dh just said he really really loves the name but he didn't think i want an italian name

mm yes i think maybe a shorter middle name otherwise it might be too long lol

mmm ill have to start another thread about boys names

do you have any other DC's - what are they called

....sorry robin, I'm really sorry to do this when you're sounding so upbeat but is it maybe a bit flouncy ?

Something a bit more elegant/noble sounding would appeal to me more. Can't for the moment think of a good example. It's just I see visions of a southern belle in her ruffled skirts tripping downstairs for the ball

can't even think of anything horrible that it rhymes with

what are your middle name ideas

Arabella sounds like the name someone would give their child who they think is a princess. I don't like Annabelle either.

Sorry... missed half the thread... So is your dh Italian, robin? If so, it's even more perfect, and no-one will think it's sloaney. Do you (or do your dcs) have an Italian surname. If so, even better! You must say it with a properly sounded 'r' though... none of this stupid English pronunciation where the 'r' practically disappears (awabeller [shudder]). Maddalena is also nice, I agree.

For a middle name I'd go EITHER with another name with the same number of syllables as Arabella (like Maddalena for instance), or a single-syllable name - though that's hard if you want another Italian name, as they typically have at least two. But something like Arabella Mae (perhaps not that, but something that scans like that) would be nice. However, I may be alone in liking my dcs names to scan nicely...

yep we are decided arabella with bella for a nickname it is
dh has just kissed me on the head
oh no and now the tummy

robin tells dh to bugger off
dh tells robin get off the bloody internet lol

right middle names

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How many syllables in your surname and which syllable is it stressed on?

How many syllables in your surname and which syllable is it stressed on?

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oh no youve gotta have a middle name

Ok so it's Arabella then. You decide fast. I didn't make my mind up till dd was about 7 days old (!)

Any nice Italian names in dh's family you could use as a second name. What's the nonna's name for instance? Mind you if you have an Italian surname maybe you want something English in the middle?

Must be a good site with Italian names

Arabella Rose? Jane? May?

one

Arabella Rose is lovely

nonna anna lol
cousins names nicoletta arianna
i like nicoletta
although arabella nicoletta is a bit too long and too rhymey it needs to be a short middle name

arabella harriet

trying to think of italian names..
these are the names of the girls in my class
Marissa
Anna
Maria
Carmela
Silvana
Marina
Ninetta
Antonia

all too ordinary

Arabella Hope

i like

Arabella Constance

I've just thought that, although I said that it should have one syllable, my dd's first and middle names both have three syllables and it still goes together. Well, I think it does .

arabella eve?

arabella rose is better

arabella eve doesn't flow