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I think Belle is a very dated, low-class kind of name. Like Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind; I think she typifies my impression of the name pretty well.
Also, as a middle name, it's hard to avoid the combo sounding redneck. Lula Belle, Clara Belle, Ada Belle, Rosa Belle. Just not attractive.
Also, as a middle name, it's hard to avoid the combo sounding redneck. Lula Belle, Clara Belle, Ada Belle, Rosa Belle. Just not attractive.
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Belle Watling had money, but she didn't have class. She didn't know how classy people dressed or acted, and in that time and place, all the money in the world didn't mean anything if you couldn't act the part. Which is still true today, to some extent.
Belle made the top 100 or 200 lists back in the late 19th century/early 20th, so it was fairly popular at one time.
Belle made the top 100 or 200 lists back in the late 19th century/early 20th, so it was fairly popular at one time.
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The highest was number 90 over a hundred years ago. I don't consider that very common. Not common enough to sound dated anyway. Just my opinion, though ;)
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