Arabella

/ air-uh-BEL-ah /
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“prayerful, lovely” — Scottish

#2062024 rank
2014peak year
26,475babies named Arabella since 1880
▼ 4%5-year trend

Arabella popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 201418801920196020002024

What does Arabella mean?

A medieval Scottish name of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin orabilis 'yielding to prayer' or a variant of Annabella.

OriginScottish
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

Names like Arabella

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Famous Arabellas

Spellings & variants

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