Amabel

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Amabel

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Amabal is an English name from the Latin “amabilis” meaning “Lovable.”

History:
Amabel was a very common name from the 12th until the 14th centuries. By the 19th century, though, it was rare. The variants of Amabel, however, have fared better in more modern times. Mabel, Annabelle, and Arabella have all become much more common.

Pronunciation: am-ah-bell.

Diminutives: Mabella, Mabelle, Mabilla, Mabilia, Mable, Mably, Maybelle.
Hawaiian: Meipala.
Irish Gaelic: Máible.
Welsh: Mabli.

Alternates: Amabel, Amabilis, Amabilia, Amabilla, Amable, Amiable, Anabul, Annaple, Anabill, Annable, Arabel, Arabell, Arabella, Arabelle.
Latin: Amabilis, Amabilia, Amabilla.

See also: Mabel, Mab, Mable, Annabelle, Arabella.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.078 % named Mabel
0.063 % named Mae
0.038 % named Mable
0.012 % named Annabelle
0.004 % named Anabel
0.003 % named Annabel
0.002 % named Annabell
0.001 % named Mabelle

Popularity of Amabel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A