Annabelle

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Annabelle

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, Scottish
Etymology:
Annabelle is a Scottish variant of Amabel, an English name from the Latin “amabilis” meaning “Lovable.”

History:
Amabel was a very common name in England from the 12th until the 14th centuries. In Scotland Anabel arose as a variant for it. Annabel was revived, in English world and in France, in 1849 with Edgar Allan Poe’s poem Annabel Lee. Later on it became associated with the names Anna and Belle (French: “Beauty”), although it has no historical connection to either of them.

Please see Amabel for additional information.

Pronunciation: ann-ah-bell.

Diminutives:
English: Annie, Belle.

Alternates: Annabel, Annabella, Anabel, Anabul, Annaple, Anabill, Annable, Arabella, Arabelle.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Characters:
Annabel Lee (1849)
From a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

Political Figures:
Dame Annabelle Rankin (1908-1986)
Australian politician.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.012 % named Annabelle
0.004 % named Anabel
0.003 % named Annabel
0.002 % named Annabell

Popularity of Annabelle:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 384th most popular.
1910-1920: 307th most popular.
1920-1930: 263rd most popular.
1930-1940: 376th most popular.
1940-1950: 665th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A
1994: N/A
1995: 984th most popular.
1996: 926th most popular.
1997: 839th most popular.
1998: 639th most popular.
1999: 512th most popular.
2000: 462nd most popular.
2001: 351st most popular.
2002: 330th most popular.
2003: 292nd most popular.

In France...
1900-1960: N/A
1967: 182nd most popular.
1970: 126th most popular.
1980: 113th most popular.
1990: 120th most popular.
1995: 197th most popular.
2000: N/A

Popularity of Anabel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990: 684th most popular.
1991: 660th most popular.
1992: 888th most popular.
1993: 981st most popular.
1994-2001: N/A
2002: 994th most popular.
2003: N/A

Popularity of Annabel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 632nd most popular.
1910-1920: 661st most popular.
1920-1930: 702nd most popular.
1930-1990: N/A
1990-2000: 905th most popular.
1999: N/A
2000: 930th most popular.
2001: 838th most popular.
2002: 816th most popular.
2003: 866th most popular.

Popularity of Annabell:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 899th most popular.
1910-1920: 850th most popular.
1920-1930: 727th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Annabella:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
2001: 963rd most popular.
2002: 722nd most popular.
2003: 710th most popular.