Arabella

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Arabella is derived from the Latin word 'orabilis' which means "yielding to prayer" or "prayerful".
Pronunciation
Ah-ruh-bel-uh
ar-ə-BEHL-ə
Popularity
Arabella is a moderately popular name worldwide. It is most popular in the United States where it has been in the top 500 names for the past decade. It is also popular in Canada, Australia, and England.

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Arabella Name meanings & History

Arabella is derived from the Latin word 'orabilis' which means "yielding to prayer" or "prayerful". Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.Unrelated, this was an older name of the city of Irbid in Jordan, from Greek Ἄρβηλα (Arbela). Arabella is commonly used as a first name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Arabella: Action Aries

Synonyms of Arabella:

A: Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Ambitious

R: Restless,Reason,Resourceful,Rational

B: Bashful,Bountiful,Brains,Beauty

E: Environment,Enlighten,Expressive,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate

L: Lovely,Languid,Liaison,Legal,Lazy,Luscious,Lover

Arabella is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Arabella Churchill, the daughter of Winston Churchill, and Arabella Rose Kushner, the daughter of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

2.) Arabella (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) beautiful altar. See also Belle,Orabella.

Other Forms: Arabel, Arabela, Arabelah, Arabele, Arabell, Arabellah, Arabelle


3.) Arabella (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) answer to a prayer; beauty

Other Forms: Arabel, Arabelle, Arbel, Arbella, Bella, Belle, Orabele, Orabella


4.) ARABELLA (Female)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Old name of uncertain etymology. Some believe it to be a Norman name derived from the element arn (eagle) or arin (a hearth). Others think it a variant of Annabel, another name of debated origin and meaning. See ANNABEL. Var: Arabel, Arabell, Orabel. (AIR-RAH-BEL-LAH)


5.) Arabella (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Loveable

Other Forms: Arabela, Arrabella


6.) ARABELLA (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Old name of uncertain etymology. Some believe it to be a Norman name derived from the element arn (eagle) or arin (a hearth). Others think it a variant of Annabel, another name of debated origin and meaning. See ANNABEL (Scottish names). Var: Arabel, Arabell. (AH-RAH-BEL-LAH)


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