Girl · Breton, through French
Armelle
Say it: ar-MEL
Meaning
French feminine of Armel, from Old Breton Arthmael: arth 'bear' and mael 'prince'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 25 babies given this name since 2005
- At its height in 2011, about 1 in 251,000 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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