Mirabel

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Mirabel

Say it: MEER-uh-bel

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Meaning

From Latin mirabilis 'wonderful'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A rare medieval English name, found in 12th- and 13th-century records.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

664 babies given this name since 1982
At its height in 2013, about 1 in 31,900 girls
36 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Mirabella, Mirabilla

Italian	Mirabella

Names worth a look

HéloïseGirlProbably from a Germanic name such as Helewidis, but the elements are disputed.Middle Ages

EuphemiaGirlGreek euphēmia, 'good speech, good repute'.Early Medieval · forgotten

AnnoraGirlA Latinized spelling of the Old French name Aanor or Aenor, of uncertain origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

HyacinthGirl or boyFrom Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

ClemenceGirlFrom Latin clementia 'mercy, mildness'.Middle Ages

AvelineGirlA Norman diminutive of the Germanic name Avila, of uncertain meaning; one source of the later name Evelyn.Middle Ages

MaribelGirlFading since the 1980speak 1980

MarybethGirlA fashion of the 1960speak 1964

Where this comes from

Medieval European charters and records
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.