Name:
Arabella
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Latin
Meaning:
Arabella is most likely a Medieval Scottish variant of Annabel. Annabel is a variant of Amabel, possibly influenced by Anna. Amabel originates in Latin language and means "adorable". It is ultimately derived from the masculine name Amabilis, a French Saint of Riom. Lately, Amabel has not been very popular as a feminine given name and sounds rather old-fashioned. The variant Annabel is much more popular.
Pronunciation:
air-ah-BELL-ah
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Ara
Arabel
Arabelle
Famous Arabella:
Arabella Buckley : published author
Arabella Edge : author
Arabella Mansfield : first female lawyer