Mabel?

Mabel is growing on me lately as a possible contender should our next baby be a girl.

We really prefer uncommon names in the latest generation. Our boys all have fairly uncommon names.

Does it inspire old lady connotations or do you think on the right kid it could pull off???

I think it's cute. The right kid could definitely pull it off.

It actually reminds me of the tv show 'Mad About You' (Helen Hunt and Paul Riser were the lead characters)they named their daughter Mabel and said that it was because it was the acronym 'Mothers Always Bring Extra Love' :)

I like it :)

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Love it :)

I would never have thought of using it until I met one, but loved it instantly.
She spelt hers Maybelle but still pronounced the same.
Sadly it sounds stupid with our surname or we'd have it 'on the list' ;)

Yep i love it suggested to DH but he has a cousin with a DD Mabel so was no go.

Never thought about it at all until now. I actually like it. For some reason I picture a cute chubby cheeked, full of rolls little girl when I say it:) Yep I like it.

Love it :D very cute!

love it!!!

Love it! My step mother's mum was Mabel and she was a very resilient and strong character who knew her own mind and really was one special lady. I would have used it except it would have offended EVERYONE! xx

I love Mabel! I think it is a gorgeous name. And I think we're far enough out of the 90's that there wont be many people who make the "Mad about you' connection either LOL.

Love it :)

Also love the Maybelle spelling!

Yes! I do like it!

I love it and it always reminds me of "mothers always bring extra love".

I was going to use it if I had of had a girl.

i LOVE IT!

I love it. A lot of old fashioned names are becoming more popular atm & i'm surprised that this isn't more popular. I think it's really pretty. I would have liked it for DD. I would have spelt it Maybelle too. Their is a little Mabel in DS's kindy class. She's such a cutie.

I really like it.

*sigh* the fact that more than 3 of you have mentioned you know a Mabel under 10yo puts me off it now lol

Back to the drawing board.

Funny enough I was thinking of this name last night, I love it :D

Classic and lovely.

I like it too. I would think that Mabel and Maybelle are different names. They are pronounced slightly differently.
I much prefer Mabel.

Hmm I searched and its not in the Top 100 on BDM which is part of our criteria. Ive never personally met one either.

I kinda liked that I could use the nn Mab.

Might put it in the maybe list.

I have never met a Mabel either.