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[Opinions] Annabel vs Annabelle?
To me, in my own opinion, Annabel looks "incomplete". Of course I'm a cisgender guy, so I can't say what women or trans men parents think would be better for their baby.
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I like both to be honest. I think Annabel is nice for someone Anglo and Annabelle someone French.
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Annabel looks more streamlined and less fussy to me.
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Annabelle does look more complete.
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I like Annabel best.
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Agree, Annabel is neither one thing nor the other; personally I prefer the Spanish variant Anabel or Isabel, the look is more pure, catchy, short & concise.
Second choice would be the French form Annabelle or Isabelle.
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I prefer Annabel, it's sleek, stylish, and sophisticated.To me, the extra two letters in Annabelle, change the 'feel' of the name. Personally, I feel Annabelle lacks Annabel's style and sophistication, it's all too frilly/froufrou!
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Annabel looks better to me. Annabelle is just too much. Idk what gender has to do with this tho :P
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I only like Annabel, which is one of my favorite names. Annabelle looks like it has ruffles and frills on it, which I hate as much as ruffles and frills on clothing. I feel like this opinion is in the minority most of the time -- but not here, which is great. I love name nerds like me. I feel the same about Isabel/Isobel (like) vs. Isabelle/Isabella (hate). Gabriel is my favorite male name and I loathe Gabrielle and Gabriella. (Part of that is because I like the long A in the English pronunciation of Gabriel but not the short A in Gabrielle/a.)

This message was edited 2/4/2019, 10:38 AM

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I agree, Annabel does look incomplete to me as well. But I'd guess that most people (at least in English-speaking countries) would assume the Annabel spelling if they only heard the name, as it's more historically common.

This message was edited 2/4/2019, 8:28 AM

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Annabel, because it looks more simple. Annabelle looks to frilly and like you combined Anna and Belle. Annabel reminds me of Isabel.
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Definitely Annabel. It looks much nicer and I get a better image from it. I would also put the emphasis on the first syllable which I prefer. Annabelle I pronounce with the emphasis on the last syllable. While Annabel is a cute little girl with brown hair and rosy cheeks, Annabelle is a dessert with way too much sugar or that creepy doll from the movies (which is why I think its popularity has gone down like crazy in the last few years).
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I prefer Annabel. It just looks less fussy to me.
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I have never been a fan of adding an extra -le to names where they weren't added organically, Danielle and Arielle end in -ELLE because they are feminizations of male names ending in -EL, the -LE at the end of names like Annabelle is just an attempt to make it fit in with those other names. I prefer Annabel, it looks cleaner. I also prefer Isabel to Isabelle.
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I prefer Annabel, Annabelle just looks too over the top to me.
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Annabel looks neat and tidy to me, and Annabelle is a false etymology as well as frilly to the point of messiness.
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I prefer Annabel and I don't think it has much to do with my gender identity.
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Annabelle mainly looks like a smoosh name to me. Annabel looks more cohesive.
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