Most are classic I think. My favorites are Annabelle, Isabelle, and Christabel (I like it spelled this way though, like in the book Possession :-)). There's nothing wrong with Clarabelle and Mirabelle, but they sound a bit more cutesy to me.
I love names that end in belle.. i think they're super cute.. and can always be shortened to fit the child as they are growing up.
I have to say though, I have no idea why, but the name Isabelle, drives me nuts. I like Annabelle, Mirabelle, and something about Clarabelle is wicked cute too.
I have to say though, I have no idea why, but the name Isabelle, drives me nuts.
I don't like Isabelle, either. I think it's because DH, who is a Hebrew scholar, told me that Jezebel is pronounced "is-AH-bel" in Hebrew. I had a class with the Hebrew prof when I was in college, and he told us that the name Jezebel enters our language through the name Isabel.
Even if it doesn't actually have that connection, I think the NN "Izzy" is awful on a girl (or a boy...), and something about the name just sounds sinister to me.
I'm not a fan of names ending in Belle. They do seem a bit too cutesy for my taste. I don't think they age well either. Although I do like Isabel but only spelled this way. I typically like shorter more simpler names though.
I like Annabelle and Arabelle and Mirabelle. I dislike Clarabelle (there's a cow in Disney animation named Claribel), Isabelle is too popular - I think it was #1 for 2009, and Christabelle doesn't sound very good at all.
Re: Names that end in -belle
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I love names that end in belle.. i think they're super cute.. and can always be shortened to fit the child as they are growing up.
I have to say though, I have no idea why, but the name Isabelle, drives me nuts. I like Annabelle, Mirabelle, and something about Clarabelle is wicked cute too.
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The only -belle name I like is plain ol' Belle or Anabelle but here are some others:
Maribelle
Rosabelle
I don't like Isabelle, either. I think it's because DH, who is a Hebrew scholar, told me that Jezebel is pronounced "is-AH-bel" in Hebrew. I had a class with the Hebrew prof when I was in college, and he told us that the name Jezebel enters our language through the name Isabel.
Even if it doesn't actually have that connection, I think the NN "Izzy" is awful on a girl (or a boy...), and something about the name just sounds sinister to me.
Mehitabel ?
OK it isn't "elle" but its unusual!
If our last name wasn't one syllable, we would totally do that.
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I'm only including legitimate names, but there are some other crazed -belle inventions:
Adabelle (ay-da-belle)
Amabelle (am-ah-belle=a as in apple)
Corabelle
Elizabelle (could be Ell-is-ah-belle or E-lyze-ah-belle)
Evabelle (ee-vah-belle or ayv-ah-belle)
Hannabelle
Marabelle (mair-ah-belle).
Maybelle
Sarabelle
Are you opposed to names that begin with and/or contain -bel instead?
Bellefleur was once a very popular name in France and I think it's surprisingly pretty. Also Sabella, Bellarosa and Belrose,
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The -belle names are too trendy for my taste, and most of them remind me of cows, whereas the -bella names remind me of diseases.
It reminds me of the -ayden trend. Any group of letters can be paired with it to make your very own personalized mix-and-match version of the trend.
I am sad to say that I even saw a "Bellatrix" go across the screen while viewing the Nameberry list of "Names being viewed right now" <shudder>.