I like it a lot. In the past, I think I've said I prefer the
Annabelle spelling, but at the moment it's striking me as a little too frilly. I think now I like
Annabel better.
I had no idea that it had a massive fall in popularity. I don't know what may have caused it.
I don't think that
Annabel /
Annabelle by itself is too sweet or kitschy, but
Lily Annabel together is.
I know a young couple (no longer a couple, actually---now divorced) who named their daughter
Annabelle Lee, but that was specifically after the
Edgar Allan Poe poem. I think it's a little embarrassing, to be honest lol.