Names Categorized "ends in -bel"

Ábel m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Abel.

Abel m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) meaning "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.

Amabel f English (Rare)
Medieval feminine form of Amabilis.

Anabel f Spanish
Spanish form of Annabel, also commonly used as a contraction of Ana Isabel.

Annabel f English, Dutch
Variant of Amabel, with the spelling altered as if it were a combination of Anna and French belle "beautiful". This name appears to have arisen in Scotland in the Middle Ages.

Bärbel f German
German diminutive of Barbara.

Christabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel.

Christobel f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christabel.

Claribel f English
Combination of Clara and the common name suffix bel, from Latin bella "beautiful". This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form Claribell) and by Shakespeare in his play The Tempest (1611). Alfred Tennyson also wrote a poem entitled Claribel (1830).

Cynbel m Medieval Welsh
Medieval Welsh name of uncertain meaning.

Hebel m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew הֶבֶל (see Hevel).

Hiezabel f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Jezebel.

Iezabel f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jezebel.

Isabel f Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, Dutch
Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.... [more]

Isbel f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Isebel f Biblical German
German form of Jezebel.

Ishbel f Scottish
Anglicized form of Iseabail.

Isobel f Scottish
Anglicized form of Iseabail.

Izabel f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (especially Brazilian) variant of Isabel.

Izebel f Biblical Italian
Form of Jezebel used in some versions of the Italian Bible.

Jézabel f Biblical French
French form of Jezebel.

Jezabel f Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jezebel.

Jezebel f Biblical
From Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('Izevel), probably from a Phoenician name, possibly containing the Semitic root zbl meaning "to exalt, to dwell". According to one theory it might be an altered form of the Phoenician name 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤀𐤆𐤁𐤋 (Baʿlʾizbel) meaning "Ba'al exalts" with the first element removed or replaced.... [more]

Mabel f English
Medieval feminine form of Amabilis. This spelling and Amabel were common during the Middle Ages, though they became rare after the 15th century. It was revived in the 19th century after the publication of C. M. Yonge's 1854 novel The Heir of Redclyffe, which featured a character named Mabel (as well as one named Amabel).

Maribel f Spanish
Short form of María Isabel.

Mehetabel f Biblical
From the Hebrew name מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (Meheitav'el) meaning "God makes happy". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

Mehitabel f Biblical
Variant of Mehetabel.

Rosabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the common name suffix bel, inspired by Latin bella "beautiful". This name was created in the 18th century.

Ysabel f Spanish (Archaic)
Medieval Spanish form of Isabel.

Zabel f Armenian
Armenian form of Isabel. A 13th-century ruling queen of Cilician Armenia bore this name.