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I love and far prefer Mirabelle. It strikes the right balance of sugary-sweetness and groundedness. Mirabella, with that extra A, is just too over the top.

Mirabelle is already frilly enough for me, Mirabella is over the top. I'm trying to decide whether I prefer Mira, Mirabel, or Mirabelle.

I can honestly say I like both equally. They are both very pretty.

They're both great, though of the two I prefer Mirabella.

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Who else here remembers the Wizard Cards from Harry Potter? Mirabella Plunkett was on one of them.

This message was edited 7/5/2016, 8:58 AM

By coincidence I was thinking about these names myself yesterday - we've just had a General Election in Australia and a politician called Sophie Mirabella came on the television. Mirabella is her last name (i.e. surname) - but I thought to myself that it would make a lovely first name. It strikes me as far prettier and more usable than Mirabel and Mirabelle - which seem a bit soppy to me. Mirabella is not soppy - rather spunky and feminine at the same time. Miri would be a lovely nn.

Thinking about this a bit I have realized I feel the opposite way about them that I do with any other -elle vs. -ella name. Mirabelle feels like the more frilly and insubstantial of the two. Mirabella somehow seems to have more pluck!

Mirabel is much better than either. Mirabella is entirely composed of frills, and Mirabelle is overblown if you're not French. Pretty much like Isabella and Isabelle compared to Isabel.

Mirabella is just darling; Mirabelle has always made me think of a cow, unfortunately.

I prefer Mirabel / Mirabelle. I find Mirabella too frilly.

Normally I prefer -elle endings ie Annabelle, Isabelle, etc. But for this name I think I like Mirabella better.