Baby Girl

stahlop

My friends are having a girl in June.  They have decided to name her Annabelle Charlotte.  I'm not a huge fan of Annabelle, but both names are honoring deceased relatives.  Their older son is named Maxwell (Max) Richard.

trojas

Did you want opinions on the name?

cmeinla

I think they're cute names.

cloud9climber

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

stahlop

trojas:

Did you want opinions on the name?

 

Just kind of seeing what everyone else thought.  I also think it's really long, although they have a short last name, so it kind of works. 

blush64

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

I know a 35 year old woman named Annabelle. I don't see it necessarily as a little girl name.

I like the name very much.

austenreader85

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

It worked for Annabel Lee, the subject of Edgar Allen Poe's poem written in 1849.

I really like Annabelle and it was on our list forever but Dh has suddenly vetoed it.  We love Charlotte as well.  I don't mind long names, prefer them to short ones. 

KatieLG04

austenreader85:

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

It worked for Annabel Lee, the subject of Edgar Allen Poe's poem written in 1849.

I really like Annabelle and it was on our list forever but Dh has suddenly vetoed it.  We love Charlotte as well.  I don't mind long names, prefer them to short ones. 

I also thought of EAP, one of my favorite poems by him.

zaramarie81

Annabelle isn't my favorite (but I rarely love names that sound or appear "compound"... like she has two first names) It is a nice, feminine name, though, and I did know an adult named Annabelle (it sounded okay... certainly much nicer and more classic than a lot of crazy names I've seen on little girls!).

Charlotte is a great name, but so popular it makes me sad!

Maxwell reminds me of the coffee (I think I am in the minority here haha as I prefer Maximilian). Richard is a nice strong, underused male name.

FrecklesInside

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

Kind of this. Annabelle is super frilly to me. I'm not a fan.

sugarpumpkin716

um ok...

well i think annabelle charlotte is stunning and perfect. 

HannahO28

austenreader85:

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

It worked for Annabel Lee, the subject of Edgar Allen Poe's poem written in 1849.

I don't know if that really counts as 'working for' someone as she's not real... and she was dead... it's not like we ever heard that she had a successful life or anything. 

I'm also not sure how well Annabelle ages, though it's adorable and lends itself to plenty of NNs that sound more adult, so overall I approve. I think the FN/MN combination is nice. And I'm tired of Charlotte as a FN, but I never see it in the MN spot.  

LollipopsAndCrisps

Annabelle is meh to me, but I love Charlotte.

I think Charlotte Annabelle has a better flow to it. 

LOVE Maxwell!

guilletskichuk

FrecklesInside:

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

Kind of this. Annabelle is super frilly to me. I'm not a fan.

Agreed! I feel the same way about Arabelle. Ugh.

austenreader85

HannahO28:

austenreader85:

cloud9climber:

I just don't' get this Annabelle craze.  I can not imagine a 30 year old woman named Annabelle.  I guess she could use Ann or Anna.  Meh. 

It worked for Annabel Lee, the subject of Edgar Allen Poe's poem written in 1849.

I don't know if that really counts as 'working for' someone as she's not real... and she was dead... it's not like we ever heard that she had a successful life or anything. 

I'm also not sure how well Annabelle ages, though it's adorable and lends itself to plenty of NNs that sound more adult, so overall I approve. I think the FN/MN combination is nice. And I'm tired of Charlotte as a FN, but I never see it in the MN spot.  

I meant that at least in 1849 it was believable as an adult name.  Now, a woman having a successful or noteworthy life in 1849 I'd argue as hard for those audiences to beieve so I think you might be asking for too much.  I could also be skewed by DH's southern family tree that has like 42 women with a double name with Belle.  I would think Annabelle is likely to be shortened so that might be another factor in picturing an adult named it.