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I don't like Silas but I do like Annabelle.

Silas is OK. Annabelle makes me think of that creepy doll from the movie.

I quite like both of them!

I like it, but would prefer Anabel.

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ETA: I guess there were a similar set of twins born (1 in each year) named Jaelyn (f) and Luis.

This message was edited 1/2/2016, 7:12 AM

Silas is one of those familiar names because of literature but I've never actually met one. So I dunno. I get a country-bumpkin impression - Silas belongs on a tractor but not in an academic library.

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Annabelle in English is over-ornate. It's a bit ornate whatever you do to it, but the fake French -le does it no favours. Annabel is preferable. Cleaner-looking, more lively and pretty rather than over-dressed. I could see Annabel as a high achiever, but Annabelle would need (and want!) a rich spouse.

I like both names, and they go very well together.

I dislike both names. Silas is sneering and Annabelle is bratty (in my mind anyway)

Same here.

Annabelle is cute, but I don't like Silas - I always think of "sly" and "silly ass"

I like Annabelle well enough but am not particularly fond of Silas. Still, they're okay. I just don't think they mesh very well together. OTOH, Anna and Silas would complement each other nicely.