My philosophy is it's coming out of my body I'm naming it. I'm the one that got sick, got fat, got uncomfortable, & went through considerable pain to bring it into this world I can name it what I want. I even told my husband this. He tried to through a fit & I just told him that if he figured out a way to have a child he could name that one. I haven't had children yet, but you & your husband are the only two people who's opinions matter. Did you tell them what to name their kids? I wanted to name my first daughter Samantha Irene (Irene was my grandma's name) however, with my married last name her initials would spell SIN & I'm not sure that's a good omen.
I personally think Arabella is a beautiful variation & your grandmother would be honored to be remembered whether she hated her name during life or not.
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