The Rosary Class of 2026 has walked these halls for four years now and has yet to address the elephant in the room. Why are there so many Bellas and Addi(e)s? At first, I thought I was just lucky to have three Bellas and four Addi(e)s in my first period, until I walked to my second period and realized the trend upon us. Now, let’s get into the question we really want answered: who would win in a battle?
To start off, let us hear from the Addi(e)s. I am not going to lie; they have a slightly weaker start due to their small number of responses when emailed about this article. So, thank you to the two Addi(e)s that replied.
Senior Addison Gutierrez explained, “We are better because there are so many of us, so we just overpower everyone, and to win the war, I would just get really strong and eat a lot of protein and creatine and lift like 700 pounds and destroy everyone. Also, my name was supposed to be Taylor, but my dad chose Addi.” Well, Addi, you do have some good points, but I am unsure if lifting 700 pounds is realistic. Not to mention, only two of you responded, so I am unsure if you would take down the Bellas because you can’t respond to a simple email, but I have faith.
Addison Felix ’26 is unsure as to who would win, but gave us some insight on her name: “My mom had no idea the name Addison would be popular and actually chose it because it wasn’t popular at the time! She got the name from watching ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ but I guess maybe more people liked the name than she thought.” Personally, I think the name Addison is great, so I agree with your mom.
The Bellas have a little more preparation for this head-to-head battle. Senior Isabella De La Cerda is very well educated on her name: “The Bellas are better because of the meaning behind the name. The name Isabella traces its origins to the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning ‘God is my oath,’ which is pretty sick. Also, Queen Isabella of Castile? Saint Isabella of France? Saint Isabella of Portugal? …Although my parents had no idea ‘Twilight’ would come out four months after my birth, spiking the number of ‘Bellas’ in the world by one bajillion percent (a very accurate mathematical estimate), it is a necessity that there be more nicknames for ‘Isabella’ in the world. I mean, come on, we’re kind of running out of options here.” She does have a point! Maybe Isabella De La Cerda will get a new nickname and protest the draft.
Bella Cantos ’26 adds, “To win the Bella v. Addi war, I would pull all my best dance moves and blow them away with my awesomeness!” Not only do they have cool dance moves, but Bella Vallejo ’26 pointed out their cool secondary nicknames: “I think Bellas are way better than the Addis because we have cooler nicknames, like BL and BV and BC; the Addis don’t get anything.”
Senior Bella Ramirez not only has a heartfelt connection to the other Bellas but makes a good point about the meaning behind their name: “I think the Bellas are better because our name literally means ‘beautiful.’ I don’t know if Addis can beat that. We simply are beautiful people inside and out. I have never been the only Bella in a class. There were three Bellas in middle school, and obviously so many more at Rosary. Even though my name is not super unique, I will always have a connection to my name anywhere I go.” Bella has a good point. Personally, the only other Harper I have ever met was on a TV show, which is kind of sad if you ask me.
Overall, the Bellas and Addi(e)s would put up a great fight, but I am unsure as to who would win. I mean, they are both pretty great; however, most of the Addis do not know how to check their email. On that topic, if the Addi(e)s can’t respond to their email, how would they get the memo that a war started? Either way, all Addi(e)s and Bellas are amazing, so next time you see one walking in the hall, make sure to give them a big hug.
