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Amabel
Say it: AM-uh-bel
Meaning
From Latin amabilis 'lovable'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in England from the 12th century and the source of the short form Mabel; briefly revived by Victorian writers.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 149 babies given this name since 1975
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 139,200 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Amabilia, Amable
| French | Amable |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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