79%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English, Dutch Pronounced Pron. AN-ə-behl(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of AMABEL influenced by the name ANNA. This name appears to have arisen in Scotland in the Middle Ages. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsAnabella, Anabelle, Annabella, Annabelle, Arabella, Amabel(English) DiminutivesMabel, Mabella, Mabelle, Mable, Mae, May, Maybelle, Maybelline(English) Other Languages & CulturesAnnabelle(French) Amabilia(Late Roman) Anabela(Portuguese) Anabel(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #100 in 2012 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #245 in 2019 England and Wales Last ranked #499 in 1980 France Last ranked #429 in 2019 Netherlands Last ranked #949 in 2018 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful formal upper class natural wholesome delicate refined strange serious nerdy Categories medieval Entry updated February 28, 2019