Christabel

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Christabel

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Christabel is a combination of the English word “Christian” and “belle” a French word meaning “Beautiful.”

History:
Christabel was originally a literary name, one found in medieval romances. As such it was occasionally used in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Christabel was revived in 1816 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge for his poem Christabel, but it never became common.

Pronunciation: cris-tah-bel.

Diminutives:
English: Chrissy, Belle, Christa.

Alternates: Christabell, Christable, Christobella, Christobelle, Christabella, Christabelle, Cristabel, Cristabella, Cristabelle.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
British suffragette.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Christabel

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