Which name is more sophisticated & distinctive?
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is too frilly and [name_f]Arabel[/name_f] just doesn’t look eye pleasing in my opinion. I’d go with [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Arabel[/name_f] but [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] is okay, too. I’m personally getting sick of Bellas so that taints me on [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], though five years ago I would have said it was a lovely name.
[name_f]Arabel[/name_f] is the nicest.
I tend to like simpler names (I prefer [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] to [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]), but in this case [name_f]Arabel[/name_f] reminds me of arable land. [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] might be safe, and [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] doesn’t remind me of arable at all but I’m not too fond of it.
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] is my favourite! [name_f]Love[/name_f] it.
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is gorgeous and princess-y and crazily-frilly but in such a lovely sophisticated way.
[name_f]Arabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] don’t do a lot for me at all.
I like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] best. I generally prefer the -belle endings ([name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel/name_f, etc.), but something has always seemed off about [name_f]Arabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] to me. [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] seems complete and utterly stunning, though. I would love to meet an [name_f]Arabella[/name_f].
I second arabelle