Message: "Isabella" - Behind the Name

Isabella

by Amy (guest)

5/22/2006, 6:12 AM

We're thining Isabella might be 'the name' for our fifth baby.
I know it's popular, but my other kids names are popular too (Hannah,Andrew,Matthew and Leah), so popularity is not really an issue for me.

Which do you prefer?

Isabella Grace (Grace is after a great aunt who doesn't have children, and our baby is due near her bday)

Isabella Katherine. (We just like Katherine, and think Ella Kate would be a cute nn).

Comments and opinions welcome! Thanks!

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- Pink Princess

5/23/2006, 12:46 AM

Both combos are gorgeous, but I like the sentiment of Isabella Grace. I'd go with Isabella Grace.

- Julia (JuliaF) +1

5/22/2006, 5:55 PM

I prefer Isabella Grace. Isabella Katherine is just too darn long.

I much prefer Isabel, though. I find it more timeless and less frilly.

- Amy (guest)

5/23/2006, 1:28 PM

Thanks. I don't care for Isabel half as much. I like long and frilly.
Thanks for your input though!

- Amy (guest)

5/22/2006, 1:21 PM

Thanks everyone!

-Amy

- reh912 (guest)

5/22/2006, 1:06 PM

For me, Isabella Grace is the best!! While both have a nice flow, Grace is such a beautiful middle name, and its nice that it has meaning for you. What ever middle name you chose, you really can't go wrong with Isabella (one of my all-time favs)

- Andrew (AndrewJKD)

5/22/2006, 11:58 AM

I like the idea of honoring someone, so I'd go with Isabella Grace. But both are pretty and have a nice flow.

Andrew

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

5/22/2006, 10:26 AM

I love the name Isabella, and popularity doesn't mean much to me, either.

I like Grace (and only as a middle name, as you'd use it) because it's honoring someone, but Isabella Katherine flows nicely, as well.

Honoring has priority, in my eyes, so I'd go with Isabella Grace.

- Jacks (Schuyler)

5/22/2006, 9:26 AM

I like them both, but IMHO Isabella Grace flows better. Ella Kate is cute, but I'm not fond of calling a child by double nns I just think its stretching it to also find a nn for a mn, I'd like it better if her name was Ella Katherine or simply Ella Kate.

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- Arieanne

5/22/2006, 9:19 AM

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- ~EvaCollette~ (chipmunk226)

5/22/2006, 8:39 AM

Flow wise, I like Isabella Grace, but the nn Ella Kate is very cute. I can't decide! :p

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- Kelly R. (Kelly716)

5/22/2006, 7:13 AM

My vote goes to Isabella Grace. Isabella is a great name in my opinion (but currently too popular for it to be one of my favorites).

- Kate (Pheadirean)

5/22/2006, 7:08 AM

I just did a post on Isabella, and everyone who responded, baring two or three people, loved it. "Gorgeous", "Classic", and "Timeless" came up a lot. I, personally, adore it! If I had a DD this minute, I would name her Isabella. Bex, another user here on BtN, has a young cousin named Isabella Grace! In your case, I'd say go for it. :D

-Kate

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- Laurie (guest)

5/22/2006, 7:08 AM

I like Ella Kate, and would use that on it's own. I don't like Isabella at all and it's so overused at this point. Grace and Katherine are beautiful.

- Caledonia

5/22/2006, 7:03 AM

I LOVE Isabella Grace the BEST! And my future daughter's name will be Isabella Esperanza so I LOVE the name Isabella!

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- Vraiment

5/22/2006, 6:14 AM

I like Isabella Katherine. A mix of popular and tradition... Ella Kate is a cute nickname.

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