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Help[Opinions] Christabel
Just saw this in a post below, and I’m kind of suddenly in love. I’m sure it’ll pass, but right now it seems so pretty.
I imagine a lot of people are going to think it’s irredeemably princessy and frilly. But I wanna know y’all’s thoughts, good and bad.
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I imagine a lot of people are going to think it’s irredeemably princessy and frilly. But I wanna know y’all’s thoughts, good and bad.
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I honestly really like Christabel! 8/10 for me. I think I like pretty much anything in the bel/belle family. Claribel, Isabelle, Annabelle, etc. As far as he Chris family goes, I love Christiana. Such a beautiful name.
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I kind of like it, but I want to like it more. It sounds like “crystal ball”.
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I've loved Christabel since I first came across the poem when I was 18. It gives me a lot of nostalgia for that reason..... It's like my version of Twilight in name form: pretty silly, but still powerfully romantic in a kind of charmingly naive way. I think it's hauntingly beautiful and a bit Gothic.
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I've always had a soft spot for Christabel. It's very poetic and Victorian.
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Seems very posh British, would be very unusual in the US, even in ye olden days. I like Christa/Krista, and adding belle/bel to it just knocks it down to frumpy and moth-ball-smelling.
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Hi !!!
Like the most Christ- names it is an old-fave and currently boring.
I like the /kris/ sound but I dislike the religious connection and this put the name off.
Like the most Christ- names it is an old-fave and currently boring.
I like the /kris/ sound but I dislike the religious connection and this put the name off.
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The lovely lady Christabel, whom her father loves so well,
what makes she in the wood so late, a furlong from the castle gate?
She had dreams all yesternight of her own betrothed knight
And in the midnight wood will pray for the weal of her lover that's far away.
She stole along, she nothing spoke
The sighs she heaved were soft and low
And naught was green beneath the oak
But moss and rarest mistletoe,
She kneels beneath the huge oak tree
And in silence prayeth she...
I had that whole poem memorized for a brief while. It's the only Chris-name I don't hate. The delicacy and gentle resonance of the -bel balances out the crumbly bag of chips quality of Chris.
what makes she in the wood so late, a furlong from the castle gate?
She had dreams all yesternight of her own betrothed knight
And in the midnight wood will pray for the weal of her lover that's far away.
She stole along, she nothing spoke
The sighs she heaved were soft and low
And naught was green beneath the oak
But moss and rarest mistletoe,
She kneels beneath the huge oak tree
And in silence prayeth she...
I had that whole poem memorized for a brief while. It's the only Chris-name I don't hate. The delicacy and gentle resonance of the -bel balances out the crumbly bag of chips quality of Chris.
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No, Christabel is cool...but I don't know why I think that. Maybe it reminds me of church bells. It's got a nice rhythm.
I think the only famous association I have with it is Christabel Pankhurst.
I don't like Chris, Christa, Belle, so I'd probably prefer it as a middle name.
I slightly prefer the Christobel spelling. It looks more medieval and relaxed to me.
I think the only famous association I have with it is Christabel Pankhurst.
I don't like Chris, Christa, Belle, so I'd probably prefer it as a middle name.
I slightly prefer the Christobel spelling. It looks more medieval and relaxed to me.
This message was edited 11/21/2021, 10:24 PM
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I like it; definitely one of the better -bel names. I'd never use it, not wishing to give a religious signal that the facts do not support, but it does sound good. And if I ever wanted to honour my two Christiana great-grandmothers (!) I'd use Christabel as a mn. Plus, the Coleridge poem is amazing!
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It's ok
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