Still trying to decide on [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Annabel[/name] for dd #2. I’m starting to really fall for [name]Anna[/name], but I want to call her [name]Annie[/name] when she’s little. Thus, [name]Annabel[/name] provides more nn potential. I’m trying to think of middle names for both. Perhaps the perfect middle name would help me decide! Here’s what we’ve thought of so far:
For [name]Annabel[/name]:
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] (worried about [name]Kate[/name] not being a formal name, but [name]Catherine[/name] sounds like too much with [name]Annabel[/name])
For [name]Anna[/name]:
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] (think it’s a pretty combo, but I know [name]Rose[/name] has been done to death as a middle name)
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (I like the name [name]Charlotte[/name] and like the combo. But [name]Charlotte[/name] is so popular as well.)
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Anna[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] are great! I think [name]Annie[/name] is a perfect nn for [name]Anna[/name]. In fact, [name]Anna[/name] nn [name]Annie[/name] is one of my all-time classic favorites.
Seconding [name]Anna[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]! [name]Anna[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name] is lovely, too. I agree that [name]Annie[/name] could just as easily be a nickname for [name]Anna[/name]–and I much prefer [name]Anna[/name] to [name]Annabel[/name].
[name]Annabel[/name] is my favorite spelling of the name but I do like [name]Anna[/name] as well. I think [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] are cute. [name]Anna[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Anna[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] is cute :). GL
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] are both nice!
I imagine an [name]Anna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] as a sweet, joyous girl and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] as a unique, charming girl.
I’d say [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is better, since [name]Anna[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is very very feminine and if your girl is the cool type, she might dislike it …?
Oooh…I like a lot of the suggestions. [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Eve[/name] and [name]Anna[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] are two I hadn’t thought of. Thanks everyone!
I love [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name]! It’s so sweet. What about [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]? Too much? What about [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Natalie[/name] or [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lenore[/name]?
I adore [name]Annabel[/name]! [name]Anna[/name] is certainly classic and pretty, but I’ve fallen head-over-heels for [name]Annabel[/name]–I find it has more spunk and spirit. My first name just so happens to be [name]Kate[/name], so naturally, I’m fond of [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] as a combo But objectively, I think the two complement each other quite nicely. I also like [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Wren[/name]. A punchy one-syllable middle seems to suit it best.
I know an [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Rose[/name], she’s 2 and adorable! [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is cute too, and I think out of the [name]Anna[/name] options I like both! [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] are both very pretty
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Alden[/name] (I know someone named [name]Anna[/name] [name]Alden[/name] and I think it’s beautiful)
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Piper[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] Cla(i)re
Thanks everyone! You have made up my mind on the middle name if we go with [name]Annabel[/name]. We will go with [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. If we go with [name]Anna[/name], I am considering [name]Anna[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Anna[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], and [name]Anna[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] now. Thanks so much! Now if I can just make up my mind on a name! Husband prefers [name]Annabel[/name]. But I think I could win him over to [name]Anna[/name] if need be.
But objectively, I think the two complement each other quite nicely. I also like [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Wren[/name]. A punchy one-syllable middle seems to suit it best.