So this is my current crush for little miss at the moment - What do y’all think, Berries?
Is it too dated?? Or is too much the other way and a little stripper-ish? A little too fairy tale?
What about MNs? I am currently thinking along the lines of sweet and simple. Possibly flower names like [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Violet[/name_f]…
[name_u]Love[/name_u] to hear your thoughts and ideas!
I don’t think it’s dated right now, but it’s trendy. Part of the vintage trend. The problem with any trend is that the names will sound dated in the future - and in your lifetime. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] are two of the most popular names in the world right now. [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is a comforting name, because it’s so familiar and feels uncomplicated, but I don’t think it’s original, especially when the shortforms of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Bella[/name_f] are wildly popular.
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is lovely. I have an especially soft spot for it as it is my mum’s name. I’ve only met one other [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], who is about 7 years old- I live in Australia, if that helps at all. If you look at the statistics, it is definitely on the rise, and I agree with @anyagreenwich: it’s definitely not dated, but is surging upwards as part of the vintage trend. However, I think it is classic enough that it isn’t going to sound dated in 10 years time. I don’t think it sounds at all stripper-ish- to me, it is a very pretty, delicate, underused classic that does have a hint of fairytale charm (but not too much either).
I also love the sound of [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]- sweet and classic. [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is nice, but I think that [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is much more classic and simple. It nicely balances out the growing popularity of [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. The one syllable [name_f]Rose[/name_f] also really allows [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] to shine, without being boring, whereas [name_f]Violet[/name_f] seems to compete a little with the loveliness of [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f].
Maybe:
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Poe[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is darling, but it’s a very special name for me. It was actually the first name I chose when I properly named a doll of mine for the first time, and I still adore it. I think it’s beautiful, elegant, classy, but fun and a little vintage at the same time. It’s one of those perfectly balanced choices for me. On my list, I’ve had these as [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] combos:
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is a lovely name! I quite like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f].
I really like these combinations. Very sweet. Thank you! Expanding on [name_u]Lou[/name_u], I think [name_f]Louise[/name_f] could work nicely too.
Thanks for the lovely combination suggestions. I really like these. I love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - beautiful name. My partner and I already have it listed down for another name ([name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Evie[/name_f]” [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]), but it is definitely worth keeping in mind for [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f].
I prefer [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] to [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], and I think that still works quite nicely - [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] fits well too, as baby’s last name will be Greek and that makes it flow nicely. I also like the hint of heritage about it.