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Meh. I like Araceli tho. Arabella is like spider princess in the best way possible.

It's the Polish word for macaw, so I don't really think of it as a given name. It's also a Russian diminutive of Avrora.

In my head it’s being said by Mayor Quimby from the Simpsons.

I like it as a nickname but for a full name it looks too short. I'd like Arra as a full name (as long as it was pronounced are-a and not like arrow but with an a on the end).

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It would be good as a nn for:
Arabella
Araceli
Aradhana
Araminta
Adara
Aldara
Amara
Azahara
Inara
Jahanara
Maiara
Manyara
Naiara
Samara
Sitara
Stelara
Tamara
Xiomara

Nice. I think it works as a full feminine name.
I wouldn't have guessed that it has an international vibe, but I will certainly take your word for it.
Nice as a nickname too, although doesn't seem as natural to me as nicknames that use emphasized syllables.
Seems glamorous and gentle, maybe aloof.
Feels a little lightweight, like Ella, as if it's missing a consonant - but I like it much more than Ella.
I guess in the US, if it were a full name, there'd be many occasions where people needed to be taught that it's not AIR-a but AH-ra.

Maybe as a nn, Arabella is nice, maybe Amara, Araminta, Aramantha Atara Adara Alara Araya

This message was edited 8/10/2020, 12:39 PM

I love it! It's nice and floaty (I pronounce it air-uh) and I think it's fine on its own!