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Help[Opinions] It depends on the usage.
in reply to a message by Lily
I'd only use Annabel in the case of Annabel Lee, if I decided to be totally emo or goth with naming.
Annabella I might use as a formality.
But if you can't always put aside Annabelle's associations when thinking of Annabel, use Annabella.
Annabel has a Scottish connotation for me, while Annabella is a beautiful woman of the English upper-class in 1847...like something out of Jane Eyre. I can see Annabella in a huge Victorian gown...not from 1900, from before Prince Albert died...you know, with the huge backs...like a Civil War gown. Annabelle doesn't give me any images at all, however, even though it was always my favored form.
I think people are more likely to shorten it to Belle or Bella than Anna or Annie...Anna is considered a formality, and nobody uses Annie anymore unless they want to conjure up an image of the little orphan girl for someone.
Annabella I might use as a formality.
But if you can't always put aside Annabelle's associations when thinking of Annabel, use Annabella.
Annabel has a Scottish connotation for me, while Annabella is a beautiful woman of the English upper-class in 1847...like something out of Jane Eyre. I can see Annabella in a huge Victorian gown...not from 1900, from before Prince Albert died...you know, with the huge backs...like a Civil War gown. Annabelle doesn't give me any images at all, however, even though it was always my favored form.
I think people are more likely to shorten it to Belle or Bella than Anna or Annie...Anna is considered a formality, and nobody uses Annie anymore unless they want to conjure up an image of the little orphan girl for someone.
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