[Opinions] Re: Bella
in reply to a message by humblebee
I don't dislike Annabella. I love it. I just love Annabel more. I guess you're right, though. I should go with Annabel. The thing is I kind of hate it when nicknames don't make sense. Annabel nn Bella should be close enough, though.
I think it's mainly because I once knew a Gabriel. He went by Eli. For over 5 years I thought he had just changed his name (not officially) because he didn't like it. Only after 5 years did I realize that it's GabriEL, Eli being derived from the last part of his given name, as a nickname. See? This is why I usually only care for nicknames that you get more directly out of a name.
I think it's mainly because I once knew a Gabriel. He went by Eli. For over 5 years I thought he had just changed his name (not officially) because he didn't like it. Only after 5 years did I realize that it's GabriEL, Eli being derived from the last part of his given name, as a nickname. See? This is why I usually only care for nicknames that you get more directly out of a name.