[name]How[/name] dated is it and do you like it?
They mash-up seems weird to me. [name]Christa[/name]/[name]Christy[/name]/[name]Christen[/name]/[name]Christina[/name] is definately dated where [name]Bel[/name]/[name]Belle[/name]/[name]Bella[/name] is so trendy and popular. Because I don’t like dated or trendy names, I’m saying no to this one.
I don’t find this to be dated because it has never been very common, certainly not in this century or the 20th. I find this name 3 or 4 times in my family tree in centuries past. I think it sounds somewhat old-fashioned, but in a good way.
I actually like this name, probably because I like most of the other [name]Chris[/name]- names, [name]Christina[/name], [name]Christine[/name], etc. (except the nickname [name]Chris[/name] or [name]Chrissy[/name]) and I like names that end in -bel.
It’s kind of a mix - [name]Chris[/name] names are now out of fashion, while -bel names are in. I think it works, though.
[name]LOVE[/name] this name! And definitely prefer this spelling over [name]Christabelle[/name], which looks too fussy to me.
My first cabbage patch in the 80’s when they first came out was [name]Christabelle[/name]. I love it spelled either your way or the same as my childhood doll 
Pretty, but kind of reminds me of a crystal ball…
I like belle names in general, but not this one. I also find the mash up to be weird, tho I know there’s history to it.
I automatically think of [name]Christabel[/name] Pankhurst who was [name]Emmeline[/name] Pankhurst’s daughter (leader of the women’s suffragette movement). She was very well educated for her time (although having a degree in [name]Law[/name], she wasn’t allowed to practice as a woman) and a prominent activist. She was one of the women who paved the way for us and made people sit up and listen, so I associate the name with a strong young woman.
The only people I’ve met named [name]Christabel[/name] are elderly so it’s definitely not modern. I think it’s due a come back!
Also if you’re interested, [name]Christabel[/name]'s sisters were named [name]Sylvia[/name] and [name]Adela[/name] Pretty!
I don’t think it is dated as it was never terribly trendy. It does sound historic.
I don’t like it for myself, as I would never use a [name]Chris[/name]- name at all, but I’d like to meet someone else’s daughter named [name]Christabel[/name].
I’m not a fan of it, sorry.
~[name]Jasmine[/name]
I’m not a fan of it either, there’s just something off about it to me. I would love to me a little [name]Christabel[/name] though.
- [name]Athena[/name]
I read a novel some years back where a character was named after this [name]Christabel[/name].
I kind of love it!
[name]Just[/name] out of curiosity does anyone prefer [name]Christobel[/name] or [name]Christabelle[/name]?
Nope, I prefer it as you’ve got it. [name]Christabel[/name].
I’m sorry, but all I can think of is the episode of Family [name]Guy[/name] where [name]Chris[/name] is a famous artist and has his named changed to [name]Christabel[/name].
My sister is [name]Krista[/name] and her nn growing up was Kristabelle. I prefer this spelling or [name]Cristabel[/name] over the Ch spelling.
I absolutely love this name, I think you should give it a whirl.
Not only does it have a lovely, vintage-but-not-clunky sound, it is also the name of the brilliant, beautiful and fiercely independent heroine of A.S. [name]Byatt[/name]'s “Possession.”
If you only know it by the crappy movie version, check out the book – it’s as engaging and delightful (especially if you happen to be an English major) as the movie was clunky and confusing.
I think [name]Christabel[/name] is has a sweet vintage vibe. I have met one little girl with this name when I was teaching dance. (although by now I am sure she would be in her early 20’s) And I do now at least 3 [name]Christa[/name]/[name]Krista[/name]'s of all ages. I say go for it if it is the name you love!
It’s not bad; I prefer [name]Christiana[/name].