Etymology

Annabel

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Today it means: A female given name from Latin. Full definition →

Latin amabilis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromamabilis“lovable”
  2. English todayAnnabel

Originally a mishearing or misreading of Latin amabilis (“lovable”) (= Amabel, Mabel), used since the 12th century and by folk etymology interpreted as Anna + belle, "beautiful Anna".

Words from the same roots

Latinamabilis all →

MabelamableAmabel

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.