[name]Hi[/name] berries! i am in desperate need of your help here. We are due next month ([name]October[/name]) and were pretty dead set on [name]Annabel[/name] however, i went and had a few hats monogrammed for our little girl and when i recieved them the name was spelt “[name]Anabel[/name]” which is no big deal to have corrected if i want to. The thing is, i kind of liked the way it looked there on the hats and it has me reconsidering the spelling. So here is what i want to know from you, since you guys seem to really know your stuff with names and origins and whatnot, is [name]Anabel[/name] an actual spelling? or is it made up, bc the last thing i want is a made up spelling lol. Also, is this the spanish spelling of the name? i did read somewhere that it was but, i dont know how reliable it was and that is actually a good thing bc my husbands family is originally from spain. [name]Do[/name] you think it will still be pronounced correctly as [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Bell[/name]? Finally, which spelling do you prefer [name]Anabel[/name] OR [name]Annabel[/name] which do you think looks better, has a better chance of not being mispelled or mispronounced? By the way the [name]Annabelle[/name] spelling is not even an option so please dont say you prefer that spelling, its just too long and overdone to us.
Please help me, i was so happy to have the naming of this baby set and out of the way, and now i am questioning the spelling! plus, if we stick with our original spelling [name]Annabel[/name] (which i think i prefer) i have to get these hats fixed ASAP! LOL… thank you
Hm. As far as I know, [name]Anabel[/name] is the Spanish spelling of [name]Annabel[/name], which could be nice for your family, considering your husband’s (?) Spanish heritage. But, at the same time, I would be inclined to pronounce [name]Anabel[/name] more along the lines of ([name]AH[/name]-nah-bel) rather than ([name]ANN[/name]-nah-bel), just as I would pronounce [name]Ana[/name] as ([name]AH[/name]-nah) and [name]Anna[/name] as ([name]ANN[/name]-nah). Personally, I prefer [name]Annabel[/name] as a spelling - it’s my favorite way to spell the name!
[name]Annabel[/name] is one of my favorite names too, and am strongly considering using it in the middle name spot! So coming from another [name]Annabel[/name] lover, i would definitely use the “[name]Annabel[/name]” spelling. To me it is the most classic spelling, and would result in the proper pronunciation. If you chose to go with [name]Anabel[/name], i feel it would be pronounced “[name]AH[/name]-na-belle” — since the name [name]Ana[/name] is said differently then [name]Anna[/name]. Plus, [name]Anabel[/name] looks incomplete to me. The only other spelling i would consider using would be [name]Annabelle[/name], but it seems slightly excessive with 2 double letters.
[name]Hope[/name] this helps!
I don’t think either spelling is going to make a difference on the pronunciation- I think English speaking people will pronounce it [name]Annabel[/name] either way and Spanish speaking people will pronounce it [name]AH[/name]-NA-[name]BEL[/name] either way, too. I could be wrong but that is my experience having it spelled [name]Annabel[/name].
As far as the spelling, I’m biased because my name is [name]Annabel[/name], but I really prefer the spelling with two n’s. One “n” just looks incomplete to me. Also, if the nick name [name]Ann[/name] is something you like it might be strange to spell it [name]Ann[/name] if you use only one n in the name. I don’t know how to put my finger on it, but [name]Anabel[/name] just looks so weird and strange to me!
Maybe someone who isn’t as biased as I am can give you a better answer. Sorry!
Thank you, [name]Lemon[/name]! i was afraid of that. I also automatically thought [name]AH[/name]-nuh-bell might be a problem with that spelling. All i pretty much needed was 1 other person to varify that for me lol. I think i am going to stick with [name]Annabel[/name], it has been the only spelling we ever considered from the beginning and the first one that i loved so i am a firm believer in sticking with your first instict. Now i have these mispelled hats that i have to try to get corrected grrrrr lol…
Thank you all so much! you all just varified all the thoughts that were going through my head. i guess i just liked seeing her name in writing for the very first time i am going to stick with [name]Annabel[/name], i feel alot better about it and changing it makes me sad, which should be a sign lol…thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Yes, just in case you needed any more affirmation, I definitely agree [name]Anabel[/name] is [name]AH[/name]-na-bel and [name]Annabel[/name] is [name]ANNa[/name]-bel. Let us know how adorable your hats are when they are fixed!
Another vote for [name]Annabel[/name], without hesitation. It’s more likely to be spelled correctly and looks more complete imo. I agree with you that [name]Annabelle[/name] is just overdone, but [name]Anabel[/name] seems incomplete to me. [name]Annabel[/name] is lovely, by the way!
however, i went and had a few hats monogrammed for our little girl and when i recieved them the name was spelt “[name]Anabel[/name]” which is no big deal to have corrected if i want to. The thing is, i kind of liked the way it looked there on the hats and it has me reconsidering the spelling. So here is what i want to know from you, since you guys seem to really know your stuff with names and origins and whatnot, is [name]Anabel[/name] an actual spelling? or is it made up, bc the last thing i want is a made up spelling lol. Also, is this the spanish spelling of the name? i did read somewhere that it was but, i dont know how reliable it was and that is actually a good thing bc my husbands family is originally from spain. [name]Do[/name] you think it will still be pronounced correctly as [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Bell[/name]? Finally, which spelling do you prefer [name]Anabel[/name] OR [name]Annabel[/name] which do you think looks better, has a better chance of not being mispelled or mispronounced? By the way the [name]Annabelle[/name] spelling is not even an option so please dont say you prefer that spelling, its just too long and overdone to us.
Let us know how adorable your hats are when they are fixed!