Which name appeals to you more and why?
[name_m]Both[/name_m] names are beautiful. I prefer [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], although reading fast I thought it was [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] is a mouthful for me. I’m not usually a fan of nicknames, but I feel like I would have to give a nn to [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f].
[name_m]Both[/name_m] are quite lovely. [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] is more fragile and gentle, it reminds me of a delicate flower. It’s very unique, but recognizable because of it’s relation to [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]. However, for those reasons, people might mistake it for [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f].
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] is more of a classic, but has a harsher sound. It is also very unique but probably more known. It would age well through life and has the cute nicknames ‘Guin’ and ‘[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]’.
I’d have to say I prefer [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f], but both are wonderful choices!
Definitely [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] - [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] is far too close to [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] for me, I feel as though the ‘ine’ would be dropped/contracted to [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabell[/name_f] far too often, and there would be too many repeats of ‘no, it’s [name_f]Isabell[/name_f]-EEN, not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f].’
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Ditto Lawsonhaley
[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f]'s backstory as a colour ruins it for me.
I’d prefer [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f].
I’d prefer [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] to [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] though.
[name_f]Via[/name_f] Wikipedia:
According to a popular legend, the name comes from Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain; during the Siege of Ostend which started in July 1601, Isabella is claimed to have vowed not to change her underwear until the siege was over, expecting a quick victory for her husband Archduke Albert of Austria. Since the siege lasted over three years, finally ending in September 1604, it is claimed that the discolouration of her underwear in that interval led to the naming of the colour.[1][6] However, this theory was discounted by the [name_m]Oxford[/name_m] English Dictionary as the word was in use before the siege had begun.[2] A variation of the legend refers to [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] I of Castile and the eight-month siege of [name_f]Granada[/name_f] by [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] II of [name_m]Aragon[/name_m] starting in [name_f]April[/name_f] 1491. This siege ended in [name_u]January[/name_u] 1492 and again was said to have resulted in overworn underwear belonging to an [name_f]Isabella[/name_f].[7]
I prefer [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]- it’s more unusual, while still being familiar as in people have heard of it and probably know how to spell/pronounce it. The [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] nicknames are mostly the same as the [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ones, so there’d be a lot more people using them than the [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] ones, if you choose to use nicknames. [name_m]Both[/name_m] are feminine, romantic, and feel magical though so you can’t go wrong!
Ew to that fun historical fact, hahaha. Yeaaaaah I’m thinking [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] would be a not so nice choice now.
Is that a true story (proven as much as you can prove these things) or just an urban legend? I’ve heard it before but never knew whether to believe it or not.
I’m not sure. I’ve never heard it before. But reading it kind of ruins [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] for me, lol. But I preferred [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] to begin with.
Oh boy, that’s just disgusting.
[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] is pretty but I think it lacks the depth that [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] have. [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] on the other hand, is beautiful and substantial. Everytime I see this name I think of rich, red and gold tapestries. [name_f]My[/name_f] vote is for [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]. 
[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] doesn’t sound right to me, like it’s made up.
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] on the other hand evokes the romance and magic of [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] - definitely the winner for me.
No, it’s just one theory as to where the name for the greyish-fawn colour came from. But if you search “[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f]” it comes up. And it’s what I think of when I hear the name.
I originall heard the name as a colour of Doberman and thought “I wonder why they call it that…”
Anyway I normally like the rarer [name_f]Bel[/name_f]/[name_f]Belle[/name_f] names but [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] doesn’t quite work for me. I do like Belphoebe, (like from [name_u]Spenser[/name_u]'s Faerie Queene…) [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], and Bellicent/Belisent/Belsante though and they’re all very weird/obscure too so I wasn’t trying to be mean, just say why I liked [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] more as a name.
I like [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] better. [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] feels a little made up to me.
Eeeewwww on the possible origins on the color.
Ok, so the reason I asked was because these are the top 2 MN choices for Catkin. I’ve been set on [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] for awhile, however I saw this on a list recently and swooned. They evoke very different images for me when I pair them with Catkin, so they appeal to me differently.
Catkin [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]: emeralds, huntress, warrior princess, a forest dark at noon because of the thick canopy of leaves, a mid-summer sunset
Catkin [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f]: lace and pearls, cameo jewelry, spring winds blowing through blossoming trees causing white petals to fall like snow, ballerinas
See the dilemma?
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Oooohhh the images I get from [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] are divine.
Also to a pp, I love Belphoebe and pretty much all names from The Faerie [name_f]Queen[/name_f], I just wish I could get more history on them.
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] is beautiful.
[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] is fussy and yet boring. [name_m]Just[/name_m] makes me think of a parent who wanted to use [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] but added a few letters to make it “yooneek”
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] all the way! I plan on using it in the middle, but wouldn’t hesitate it at the front!
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] takes the cake. It is such a magical, regal, classy name and I can’t get over it! Plus [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], Pyrus and [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] sound so darling together!!!