Arabella
[ˌær.əˈbɛl.ə]Meaning
medieval scottish name, probably a variant of annabel
Background Story
Arabella is a medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with the Latin orabilis, meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this. The name is used in Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Unrelated, Arabella was an older name of the city of Irbid in Jordan, from the Greek Arbela.
Related Names
Angelica
From Latin angelicus, "angelic", from Greek angelos, "messenger"
Aribelle
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Abbygail
A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail
Adiana
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Adonka
Aleandra
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Tuscan Italian and Brazilian Portuguese
Alina
Short form of Adelina and Albina, and of names ending in -alina
Allanna
A female given name, a latinized feminine form of Alan
Amanda
From Latin amanda, "lovable, worthy of love"
Anabel
Spanish form of Annabel, also a contraction of Ana Isabel