Yeah I really like the spelling Annabelle, but I think you are right, with the full spelling of Belle it is really putting it out there. I do like the name Belle, but I prefer not to name my child it if you know what I mean.
I LOVE Annie and it is part of my reason for choosing the name Annabelle as I think Annie is a bit incomplete and I do not DH would go for just Annie either where as Annabelle is really growing on him .
OMG I absolutely love annabelle!! DH thought it would be shorten to Anna and I thought Bella. I hate it how everyone always has to shorten names. People are at us at to what they can call William. I said how about William - you know his name!!
I adore the name Annabelle and would use it if I ever had another girl. I would shorten it to Annie, so cute! Though I have known two Annabelle's and both have been shortened to Bella. But in saying that I would think that people would follow your lead and call her what you would call her??
Other 'ana' name I love is Anneliese and one I heard not long ago and thought was pretty but different is Anazandra.
If you are persistent enough people should get the point. My DS is Alexzander & we have told people right for the start that he is not to be called Alex, it is Alexzander or Zander, nothing else. My FIL kept calling him Alex & we corrected him every single time until he just got sick of us correcting. I ignore any strangers calling him Alex & wait for them to use his full name, for example doctors are bad for assuming so if they call Alex I don't move (neither does he cos he doesn't realise ). People probably think I'm odd not answering but sometimes I just don't hear it, Alex is not my son LOL!
That said I know when he is older it is likely to happen but I'll deal with that then.
I did suggest the name Anneliese, DH liked it at first then said no.
BIL's DD is Ella and I hear them call her 'Ella Bella' so I am hoping that this is a good enough reason to say please do not call her Belle/a as her cousin is Ella.
Just like Matilda cannot have the nickname Tilli because she has a cousin Milli.
Nicknames can come from anywhere not just a shortened version of a longer name.
As an eg, my DS is Lachlan and is commonly called Lochie. But I also call him Lockster, Lockabub, Mr Moo, Bubba, Beautiful Boy etc.
It could also be that a nickname used as a baby won't be the same nickname she will have as an adult. She could be Ella as a child and prefer to be known as Anne as an adult.
Have to disagree with you Sarah - I don't think a person should only have one nickname and that doesn't have to be set by one person (ie a parent). I think a different nickname could reflect a special relationship that two people have that isn't shared with others. Anyway, that's my opinion.
DD - My mum was the same when I was younger, wanted me to be what I was called, no Liz or Beth, or Lizzy... but nowerdays I prefer Liz over Elizabeth because of the fond memories of being in trouble and being called Elizabeth when I was!
Good luck on chosing a name
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). People probably think I'm odd not answering but sometimes I just don't hear it, Alex is not my son LOL!
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