Comments on: Name of the Day: Annabel http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fetching Names: Into the Wayback Machine with the Girls’ Top 25 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-28801 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-28801 [...] the -gail ending, and it turns out that even Ab- is relatively unused.  Amabel, the forerunner of Annabel and company, comes the [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 10/2/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-24901 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:33:34 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-24901 [...] you see this question at Swistle?  Yes, Annabelle Leigh gives me a definite Gothic, tragic vibe – but interestingly, it isn’t an instant [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Bellamy | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-24395 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:02:58 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-24395 [...] 1000.  In 2010, just 46 girls received the name, compared to over 5,000 Bellas, at least as many Annabelles (if you count up all of the possible spellings), and more than 22,000 Isabellas (not counting all [...]

]]> By: raychulannie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-24030 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:56:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-24030 My daughter is Annabel, and we call her Annie. We use lovely old Annie most of the time but when someone asks her name (i.e. yesterday when she started kindergarten), she says, “Annabel,” and I am again reminded why I love the name. It suits her with its perfect blend of feminine and strong, and yet, Annie, although traditional, is playful and fits her perfectly.

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Arabella | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-22614 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:20:07 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-22614 [...] also appears as Amabilia, Mabella, and Mabel.  Some parents smooshed Amabel and Anna to arrive at Annabel.  Others took Amabel, factored in the Latin orabilis – invokable, able to be called upon, as [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Annora | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-21394 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:48:50 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-21394 [...] always a place for Ann names.  Hannah and Brianna had their day. Annabelle, Anneliese, and frilly Lilianna are current now.  Annora can even feel like an elaboration of [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Janelle | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-20115 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:53:46 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-20115 [...] 1931.  Every era has its ends-in-elle names; the 1930s were no exception.  Estelle ranked #218.  Annabelle, Maybelle, and Mozelle were also in [...]

]]> By: Rachel, Annie's Mom http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-9675 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:27:56 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-9675 So nice to hear all the praise for Annabel, and specifically that spelling. I wanted something feminine with some history, but nothing too stodgy. Annabel is a bit quirky and has a sense of humor about it–just like my daughter. We wanted something with an Irish/English feel and decided on Annabel to appease a grandmother who couldn’t believe that I wanted to break with tradition and not give my daughter the middle name Ann. My daughter is now almost 4 and we really think the name suits her. We often call her Annie as well. BTW, if you are considering this name, be prepared for people (who have never heard of the poem or aren’t British) to ask you why you “made up the spelling.” It can be quite frustrating.

]]> By: Annabel's Mom http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-8270 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:44:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-8270 My husband and I struggled for months to agree on a girl’s name (boys were so easy for us). We were thinking of Annalee (after a river in Ireland) but my father-in-law brought up Poe’s poem, and I loved the name. We wanted a classic, traditional name, but not one that 4 other girls in her class at school would have. So my 4 month old daughter is Annabel Lee and I thought we would call her Annie as a nickname, but we just loved Annabel so much, and that’s what she is…

]]> By: Annabel http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/02/name-of-the-day-annabel/#comment-7848 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:31:34 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3539#comment-7848 I came to this site looking for information about another old southern name (Eulalie) and found my own! My parents named me after the poem and people are always telling me how lovely my name is and how much they like to say it. I’m a writer now and I have always treasured that my name was from a poem (though I do always joke that I was named after a fictional dead girl who some guy was still mooning over).

When I was younger, I asked my mom why she didn’t use the spelling “Annabelle.” She said it reminded of her a cow.

I have never had a nickname. I’ve been called Annabel my whole life, and it’s caused me no trouble at all.

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