Arabella

English

Etymology

Uncertain, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis "yielding to prayer" or a variant of Annabel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æɹəˈbɛlə/

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Proper noun

Arabella

1. A female given name from Latin.

Translations

female given name

• Portuguese: Arabela f

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.