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One more question about the name Bella

karagirlykaragirly
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I love Bella more than Isabella but figured her birth certificate will say Isabella and i would just call her Bella. The thing is...do you think i should just give her the formal name Bella instead? Or should it just be short for something?
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Re: One more question about the name Bella

  • zarapipezarapipe
    I may not be the majority, but I always prefer to name the child what it will be called. If you are going to call her Bella, I would go ahead and name her that, especially if you won't use Isabella.
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  • starsmaycollidestarsmaycollide
    I immediately think Twilight and it's NMS, but I do know someone who named her daughter just Bella. And if that is what you really want, I think it makes sense for it to be the full name.
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  • karagirlykaragirly
    I know i do hate that this name might be compared to that but when she is a teenager i think the rage of Twilight will be over. I really love that name before that book and after. Does stinks though that it got worn out but the movie/books. i like the back up name of Isabella but i probably will only call her Bella.
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  • nevillerneviller
    My little cousin is Lucabella.  We usually call her Bella or Bells for fun. Another alternative to Isabella though....
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  • ubermooseubermoose
    I'm normally not pro-nicknames as names, but I think Bella is formal enough to carry as a first name. (I'm more concerned about people naming their kids Bob or Em.) If you simply like Bella more than Isabella, I think it's fine to use that as a first name.
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  • get_over_yourselfget_over_yourself
    I like to think of down the line and resumes and such, I think Bella needs a more formal name myself
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  • HappyJenniferHappyJennifer

    imageget_over_yourself:
    I like to think of down the line and resumes and such, I think Bella needs a more formal name myself
     

    Ditto this.  i think Bella would look silly on a resume.  Bella is a little girls name.  A cute one, but cute on a little girl.  Not on an adult.

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  • lynnbeezlynnbeez

    imagezarapipe:
    I may not be the majority, but I always prefer to name the child what it will be called. If you are going to call her Bella, I would go ahead and name her that, especially if you won't use Isabella.

    agree with this.  I have known little girls that want to be called by their full names around 6 or 7.  If you don't really like Isabella, image a time when your DD insists on being called Isabella and corrects you every time you call her Bella.  Use the name you love on the BC.

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  • FutureMrs.SteenFutureMrs.Steen
    Bella reminds me of a dog that my IL's dog sit. It doesn't sound like an adults name. I can see it as a cute nn for a little girl. Go with a more formal name like Isabella.?
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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member

    imagezarapipe:
    I may not be the majority, but I always prefer to name the child what it will be called. If you are going to call her Bella, I would go ahead and name her that, especially if you won't use Isabella.

    I agree 100%

    My gf's daughter is Bella....just Bella

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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    My name's Kate. Just Kate. I've spent a lifetime with people asking me if it's short for Katherine. No big deal.

    A Bella will probably get asked if it's short for Isabella or anything else but that's not a big deal.

    I agree with pp that it's names like Bob that feel strange to me as a full name. 

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  • AllieBelle1AllieBelle1
    I vote you go with Bella. I completely disagree with the statements Bella would look strange on a resume.
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  • MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member
    I'd just name her Bella IMO.  I think it's *cute*. 
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  • SteelCityBrideSteelCityBride member

    imageubermoose:
    I'm normally not pro-nicknames as names, but I think Bella is formal enough to carry as a first name. (I'm more concerned about people naming their kids Bob or Em.) If you simply like Bella more than Isabella, I think it's fine to use that as a first name.

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  • Hulahoop1234Hulahoop1234
    I am just curious - do you realize that their will be 6 million little girls your daughter's age named Bella?
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  • kimberleigh30kimberleigh30 member
    If you love Bella and not Isabella just name her Bella.
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