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I pronounce Talitha like Tabitha but with an L. TAL-i-tha. That way it's nowhere near Lolita! I've known a couple of Afrikaans Talithas, and they pronounce it TAH-li-tah. Good name; good history. Very popular in the 19th century, though more as a slogan than a name, in line with early feminism.

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Annabel isn't common where I live, unfortunately. I like it a lot. I dislike the -lle spelling for Annabel, Isabel, Rosabel ... inaccurate and needlessly fancied up.

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Nobody says iz-a-BEL, surely, for Isabelle? So why would Annabelle be any different? Apart from also being inaccurate, and fake-French, it's a long name already and doesn't need to be longer.

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