Too frilly?

Our top name right now is likely [name]Arabella[/name] - possible middles are [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Camille[/name], [name]Grace[/name]. But I think [name]Arabella[/name] is fairly frilly in comparison to the names of our 3 girls - all feminine and old fashioned. What do you think - can [name]Arabella[/name] work with our sibset or is it just too over the top?

[name]Ana[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Adalyn[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

[name]Arabella[/name] is a fantastic underused name :). It’s frilly but that’s ok. It’s gorgeous. With a nn it would be perfect. I would use the Nn [name]Elle[/name]. But [name]Ara[/name] is very pretty too.

I love [name]Arabella[/name]! :slight_smile: I think it is quite frilly but I think it can definitely fit with [name]Ana[/name], [name]Abigail[/name], and [name]Adalyn[/name]! I especially love the combos [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]! I love [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Violet[/name], but I think [name]Violet[/name] somehow makes it more over-the-top than [name]Ivy[/name] or [name]Grace[/name] does… I don’t think you would have to use a nn but [name]Bella[/name], [name]Belle[/name], or [name]Ari[/name] are so cute!

Good luck!

[name]Arabella[/name] is my top name right now, and I put a simple, unisex name with it to tone down the frilliness… my combo is [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]. And if you use the nn [name]Ari[/name], that would make it less frilly too.

TBH, it is too overly cutesy. I also can’t stand belle/bella names so maybe I shouldn’t have responded, haha. But that being said, I think it goes well with the other names!

I think [name]Arabella[/name] fits perfectly with your sibset! They are all beautiful names and are all very feminine. [name]Arabella[/name] makes a perfect addition. And I love [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Camille[/name], so pretty!

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is one of my all-time favorite combos. [name]Even[/name] if you think it is a little more frilly than your other girls names, the common theme is that they all begin with A. It is a beautiful name. I don’t think it particularly stands out. Very nice sibset.

I don’t think I ever came across a name that was too frilly for me. haha
But I think [name]Arabella[/name] fits very well with your girls, and it is beautiful.

It’s pretty, but too frilly for me. If you like it, but want something a bit more ‘tailored’ maybe you would like other ‘elle’, rather than ‘ella’ names - if you do a supersearch there are loads, but just a few to start would be [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name], [name]Giselle[/name]

Thanks everyone!