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in reply to a message by Lily
Bella is a lovely name in its own right. Of course it can also be a nn for Isabella, Annabella, etc.
I have no problem with it also being a nn for Annabel since nns are not scientifically bound by the formal name. Nns (to me) are the place to show affection, whimsy, creativity. Let your imaginaiton run wild with nns. They are as free as formal names are regimented. Personally I can see BuggiewoogiebugleboyofcompanyG as a nn for Annabel. So using Bella as the nn doesn't seem strange at all.
I like using Annabel (since that seems to be your favorite) as the formal name because (as you mention) it gives her options. So I vote for Annabel, nn Bella (or Dewdrop or Standswithfist or Anbo or Tulabug or . . . . )
I have no problem with it also being a nn for Annabel since nns are not scientifically bound by the formal name. Nns (to me) are the place to show affection, whimsy, creativity. Let your imaginaiton run wild with nns. They are as free as formal names are regimented. Personally I can see BuggiewoogiebugleboyofcompanyG as a nn for Annabel. So using Bella as the nn doesn't seem strange at all.
I like using Annabel (since that seems to be your favorite) as the formal name because (as you mention) it gives her options. So I vote for Annabel, nn Bella (or Dewdrop or Standswithfist or Anbo or Tulabug or . . . . )
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I agree about nicknames being free. I just think it's contrived to come up with them too creatively, before there's a kid to be familiar with, sort of as a way of using more than one favorite name. hehe. Bella for Annabel isn't like that tho IMO
By the way OT ... in one of your combo polls there is Rachel Vida. I personally know a Rachel Vida! She was a childhood friend. Not that you care, but it struck me - must be a good combo, right?
By the way OT ... in one of your combo polls there is Rachel Vida. I personally know a Rachel Vida! She was a childhood friend. Not that you care, but it struck me - must be a good combo, right?
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Cool! Rachel Vida is not the sort of combination I would normally come up with. But it hit me one day and now I love it to death. i'm glad there's at least one Rachel Vida out there. She's as strong and confident as her name, right?
I didn't mean to suggest that the nn be written in stone before the child is born. The affection in the nn must grow out of the love of the person in being, of course. It was more of extreme examples of what nns *could* be. :-)
I didn't mean to suggest that the nn be written in stone before the child is born. The affection in the nn must grow out of the love of the person in being, of course. It was more of extreme examples of what nns *could* be. :-)
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I really like Rachel Vida! Sounds like a very Sephardic name. Beautiful.
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