[Opinions] Re: Belle
in reply to a message by Perrine
1) I grew up associating Belle with the Disney princess because the animated film came out when I was 2, plus it reminds me of "southern belle". Although it's an okay NN (pretty but a bit trite), it seems flimsy to me as a full name.
2) I already consider -belle and -bella names trendy where I live. They went up in popularity in the 90s after Disney's animated version of Beauty and the Beast came out and then again after Twilight came out. They might spike a little because of the new movie, but overall, I don't think it will have that much impact.
3) Belle, definitely. Bella annoys me these days because of Twilight.
4) I would use Amabel. I really liked Mirabelle / Mirabella and Arabella about a decade ago. Christabel is a GP of mine.
5) My current favorite of those is Annabel. I wouldn't use Belle as a NN for a -bella name personally, but it could work.
2) I already consider -belle and -bella names trendy where I live. They went up in popularity in the 90s after Disney's animated version of Beauty and the Beast came out and then again after Twilight came out. They might spike a little because of the new movie, but overall, I don't think it will have that much impact.
3) Belle, definitely. Bella annoys me these days because of Twilight.
4) I would use Amabel. I really liked Mirabelle / Mirabella and Arabella about a decade ago. Christabel is a GP of mine.
5) My current favorite of those is Annabel. I wouldn't use Belle as a NN for a -bella name personally, but it could work.