Which version do you like?

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Registered: 12-14-2006
Which version do you like?
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Thu, 04-12-2007 - 7:30pm

I go back and forth on which version I like...

Isabella Grace or Isabel Grace?

Our last name ends with an "a" vowel also.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 7:50pm

If the last name has 3 or more syllables and ends with -a, Isabella Lastname-a can sound a little sing songy, which I generally don't like.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 9:04pm

Definitely Isabel. I prefer it over Isabella in general, but even mroe so if your ln ends in an "a" sound.

I do advise against using Grace as a mn.... it's nice, but about half of parents of girls seem to think so. It is everywhere and has gotten quite boring.

-Nikki
http://destastory.blogspot.com/


                             
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2007
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 11:50pm
I like Isabella better than Isabel because I prefer the emphasis on -bella, rather than on the Is- part of the name. It's just a purely auditory preference. But really, both are very nice. Good luck!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-29-2007
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 12:03am

well, "Isabel Grace", since you asked.
I like the name "Grace" anyways. I like the name "Anastacia" with it better than "Isabella/Isabel".
And "Arabella" or "Ardala" as well.

"Anastacia Grace" is a four-star name. And you know? it means something cool, too: "resurrection".
It has ALOT of very cute nicknames built into it, too:

"Tacy",
"Anna",
"Nancy",
"Tay",
"Annie",
"Stacie",
"Nan",
"Tace".