Opinions of this unique girl name

Girl Names
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What are your opinions of the name [name]Arabella[/name]?

I adore the many disputed but equally beautiful meanings [name]Arabella[/name] has. DH loves the idea of calling her [name]Bella[/name] – even though it’s common, I don’t mind him doing so. I also think [name]Ari[/name]/[name]Ara[/name] is a cute nickname.

I know it seems frilly, but no much more so of the similar but overly popular [name]Isabella[/name]. I actually think it is a great alternative to [name]Isabella[/name]. It has the same classic history, yet it seems to be more of a rarity, and a bit more exotic.

What do you think?

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I like the name [name]Arabella[/name]

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I love the name [name]Arabella[/name]! It’s one of our top choices for a girl as well!

I, too, have always liked the name [name]Bella[/name] and although it’s popular would like to have a little girl that I could call [name]Bella[/name]. I agree with everything you’ve said about the name.

Good luck!

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Arabella[/name]!

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I really like [name]Arabella[/name], but it’s not as uncommon as you might think-- it was #447 last year in the US, when names like [name]Susannah[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] don’t even appear in the top 1000. It is a pretty name, though, and great nicknames of [name]Ara[/name]/[name]Ari[/name]/[name]Belle[/name]/[name]Bella[/name].

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[name]Love[/name] it, it’s on our list too. And it was the name of my wedding dress, hee hee.

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[name]Arabella[/name] is a nameberry winner, I see the love everywhere and I understand why! Although I love [name]Mirabella[/name] more [name]Arabella[/name] is amazing! I think [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name] would be a fabulous name!

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love [name]Arabella[/name]…it is on my list (:

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I love love love [name]Arabella[/name], and [name]Annabel[/name] or [name]Annabella[/name]. All beatiful names but I think I’d pick the name [name]Ari[/name] as children in school are likely to call her [name]Bella[/name] and it would be nice to have something a little more unique at home in my opinion :slight_smile:

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Like the name, especially with [name]Ari[/name] as a nickname.

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Thank you all for the support! It’s so nice to know that I’m not the only one who loves this name. I’ve been testing it out by calling the baby girl in my belly “[name]Arabella[/name]” - I seem to fall in love with that name more and more, every time I use it. She is definitely [name]Arabella[/name]!

Now we just need to find a middle name that is perfect for her.

Also, which spelling is more appealing to the eye: [name]Arabella[/name], or [name]Arabela[/name]?

(I hate it when people butcher classic, beautiful names by changing the spelling to “younique” spellings… so please know I am not attempting to do that. I actually think [name]Arabela[/name] doesn’t look as heavy as [name]Arabella[/name]. Am I totally off?

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I would say [name]Arabela[/name] is kind of ‘younique’, since it isn’t a legitimate alternate spelling. It also look incomplete. Middles:

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Camille[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name]!

I prefer [name]Arabella[/name] over [name]Arabela[/name]…

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Bryn[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Cate[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Niamh[/name]/[name]Neve[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Plum[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]”
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Wren[/name]

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Margo/name
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Undine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name]

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Clemency[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] Oph”lie
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ursuline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Persephone[/name]
”
Good luck! :slight_smile:

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When I was little I read a book with an [name]Arabella[/name] and have liked it since.

[name]Arabela[/name] looks more Spanish to me and I want to pronounce it [name]Air[/name]-a-bay-la.

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I’d spell it [name]Arabella[/name], much prettier. I agree that [name]Arabela[/name] looks incomplete and takes away from the beauty of the name.