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I LOVE Arabella! It's a beautiful name and the meaning is "beautiful", too! :) I don't like Arabella Sophia because of the double -a ending. I like Arabella Margaret, and even if your last name is wrong, I would still use it if you love it. One of my friends' last name is 13 letters long, starts with a W, and it's hard to pronounce. Her first name is Mary-Madeleine and her middle name is Margaret. I think Arabella Margaret would be fine to use. :)

It's okay. I think it's very old-ladyish and reminds me of spiders. (Perhaps due to Aragog in the Harry Potter books.) Still, I like the 'bella' part.

Arabella Sophia is nice
Arabella Clara
Arabella Daphne
Arabella Joy
Arabella Margot
Arabella Ruth
Arabella Zoe

Arabella is alright. Wouldn't use it myself.

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Arabella Alexandra
Arabella Clarissa
Arabella Katharina
Arabella Anastasia
Arabella Adela
Arabella Mattea
Arabella Rafaela

I love it- it is the only -ella name I can stand. My cousin has a daughter named Arabella Winifred which makes me love it even more.

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Arabella Sophia is too frilly for me. Arabella Margaret is gorgeous.

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My favourite Arabella combo is Arabella Constance

Arabella Sophia is lovely. I definitely prefer Sophia to Margaret.

True love!

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It is number one on my girls list for the past two weeks. I love the grace and strength it has. It's got a very steely femininity to it. I like pairing it with more humble middle names to even out its high frilliness, like Arabella Pearl and Arabella June, but I also like Arabella Sophie (I can't get into first and middle names that both end in "a"). Arabella Margaret is quite nice, though I am not a fan of Margaret. It really adds to the no-nonsense edge Arabella holds for me. :)

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Hooray Arabella!

I don't like Arabella Sophia. Too frilly and elaborate for me. Arabella Margaret is much fresher.

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I would pair a name that's very feminine and long like Arabella with a shorter mn, probably a one-syllable name. Arabella Jane. Arabella June. Arabella Neve.

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Or I might pair it with a more solid/severe sounding name - Arabella Irene or Arabella Edith. I think Arabella Irene is my favorite.

I have a cousin with this name, and I always thought it was too much for her to carry. Her mother corrects people if they dare call her a nickname, which is slightly obnoxious. Saying the full name over and over again can get tiresome.

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Having said that, I will say Arabella Sophia is a lovely combo.

This message was edited 8/9/2009, 9:21 PM

Generally, I like it. It reminds me of royalty although it can come off as a bit pretentious. I'm not a big fan Arabella Sophia, though.

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How about:

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Arabella Blanche
Arabella Colette
Arabella Constance
Arabella Delphine
Arabella Eve
Arabella Fern
Arabella Florence
Arabella Garnet
Arabella Harriet
Arabella Hazel
Arabella Inez
Arabella Iris
Arabella Ivy
Arabella June
Arabella Lucy
Arabella Olive
Arabella Pearl
Arabella Ruby
Arabella Sabine
Arabella Violet

This message was edited 8/9/2009, 8:39 PM

I like it. Arabella Sophia sounds soft and youthful, though it would carry well into adulthood. I've always prefered Sophia as Sofia, though. I'm not sure about Arabella Margaret, because I'm not so fond of Margaret, but it works.

This message was edited 8/9/2009, 8:42 PM

Isabella's slightly snarky older sister.

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Subjectively, I have a little dislike for this name because I feel like there are loads of people out there who love Isabella but Couldn't Stand to use it because it's Ridiculously Popular, so they uncover Arabella and feel really smug about it. Objectively, I don't like it that much any more but I used to dig it, it's neat.

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Arabella Sophia does 0 for me. I might like Arabella Mary or Arabella Frances though.