Both are nice names & would actually make a nice sibset.
how do you pronounce
Talitha?
I pronounce it tah
LEE tha
Is
Talitha too close to
Lolita? absolutely not. I would not think
Lolita at all if I saw
Talitha
Is
Annabel getting too common?
Will people usually spell it
Annabelle? How would you assume it was spelled?
I like both spellings & wouldn't assume either way. I don't think it is too popular.
Annabel is spunkier & more outgoing to me, and
Annabelle is softer, gentler, more Southern.
Do you pronounce
Annabel and
Annabelle the same?
I do pronounce them the same with the emphasis on the
Ann