Christabel vs Christophine?

Girl Names
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Which name do you like better: [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] or Christophine? What vibe do they give you and what are some names with a similar style?

Thanks in advance!

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My preference is [name_f]Christine[/name_f] or [name_f]Christina[/name_f]. :slight_smile: I also love [name_f]Cristin[/name_f]!

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I would choose [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]. I like the [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] Pankhurst association. Christophine is interesting but itā€™s less familiar to me than [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]. Both names give me ā€œelegant lady in the Victorian eraā€ vibes.

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Christabel is my favourite of the two

Other names that give me the same feel or imagery:
[name_f]Willadean[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
Mabeline
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]

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I like the sharp, sweet Christabel

Georgette, Antoinette, Wilhelmina, Veronique, Bernadette give me similar vibes

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i agree with @choupette the christabel pankhurst association is a positive one and makes me really love christabel.

i also think christabel fits in nicely with the ā€˜belleā€™ names that are popular/trendy at the moment but still feels unique :))

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Ooh, both are lovely choices! If I had to choose, I would say [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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Christabel is my favourite!

Christabel is a gorgeous effortless name that feels delicate and ethereal. She has great references to Christabel Pankhurst and a range of potential nicknames including Belle. To me Christabel is great with this pretty wintry image and when I was naming my daughter it was name I thought about for a moment but was too in love with Lilia to seriously consider the name. Anyways Christabel is lovely.

Names with a similar style
Constance
Albertine
Clemency
Berenice
Araminta
Flavia
Evangeline
Emmeline
Wilhelmina

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Christabel is my favourite!

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I havenā€™t often thought about [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] as a name, although Iā€™m sure I knew one through work many years ago. Itā€™s not particularly my style, but it is beautiful and has an elegant, feminine and old-worldy feel.

I certainly like it much better than Christophine, which is an interesting one. I absolutely adore the name [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f], so itā€™s not like I canā€™t get on board with something like Christophine, but thereā€™s just something about it Iā€™m not loving.

Christabel reminds me of the other single L bels e.g. [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] and [name_f]Annabel[/name_f].

I think [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] would be an adorable sibset.

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I have to say my favourite of the two is [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] because it feels like it has its own identity as a name, as opposed to being a clear feminisation, but both are really lovely

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I much prefer Christabel. I think of Christabel as being very innocent and sweet. It also makes me think of a ballad I had to read at school titled ā€œChristabelā€ by Coleridge. In the ballad, the other girlā€™s name is Geraldine!

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Christabel is my favorite of the two for the simple reason that it feels soft and flowery to me :two_hearts:

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Ooohhh these 2 are so refreshing!!

I prefer [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]. I think Christophine will be mistaken for [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] a lot. Which isnā€™t the worst thing ever, but if you love them equally, I think [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] is best (the first half of my name is the same as a common masculine name and it was common for teachers calling role to say the masculine name instead of mine)

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ChristabelšŸ’œ

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Christophine is sweet :slight_smile:

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I prefer Christophine, but both are lovely!

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