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Help[Opinions] Re: Annabel
in reply to a message by Amandine
I used to think Annabel was the incomplete spelling, but I now like it even though Annabelle has always been a favorite, leaving the doll association aside. I also pronounce them like you do.
I could see there has been a decline on the US chart for Annabelle and its variants (Annabel, Annabella, Anabelle, Anabella; even Annabell and Anabel!) after 2014, the year the Annabelle movie was released, after The Conjuring in 2013.
There is no doubt the association with the doll caused that, but I think it will go up 10 years later. It's still usable, though, as there are multiple potential nicknames - Anna, Anne, Annie, Bella, Belle, Nell, Nellie...
Of course, if you don't like Annabelle you could always use Annabel or Arabella.
On another note, I find it funny and interesting that in Czechia the name Anabela charted once, in 2014, with 24 births, most likely because of the movie; whereas the usage in the States has lessened.
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I could see there has been a decline on the US chart for Annabelle and its variants (Annabel, Annabella, Anabelle, Anabella; even Annabell and Anabel!) after 2014, the year the Annabelle movie was released, after The Conjuring in 2013.
There is no doubt the association with the doll caused that, but I think it will go up 10 years later. It's still usable, though, as there are multiple potential nicknames - Anna, Anne, Annie, Bella, Belle, Nell, Nellie...
Of course, if you don't like Annabelle you could always use Annabel or Arabella.
On another note, I find it funny and interesting that in Czechia the name Anabela charted once, in 2014, with 24 births, most likely because of the movie; whereas the usage in the States has lessened.
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
Rate my PNLs: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145665
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145666
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