Annabelle

Annabelle is a feminine name combining Anna (from the Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or favor) and the French Belle (meaning beautiful), yielding the meaning graceful beauty or full of grace and beauty. It has a soft, lyrical quality with a hint of Gothic romance — the name appears in Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annabel Lee.

Annabelle is a name with real elegance to it — all those vowels and soft consonants create something that sounds genuinely beautiful when spoken. It suits graceful, gentle female pets: long-haired cats, elegant Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, any animal whose appearance and manner justify the full name. The Poe poem gives it a slight romantic darkness that some owners find irresistible. The horror movie association is also present, which adds an option for owners with a particular sense of humor. Annabelle is a name that always sounds like it was meant for the animal wearing it.