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Arabella - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Arabella \a-ra-bella, arab(el)-la\ is pronounced AIR-a-bell-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "prayerful". From "orabilis". Also possibly a variant of Anabella (see Annabel). Popular in England, where it has an upper-class aura. A ship named the Arbella brought a group of Puritan English aristocrats to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630; many socially prominent Boston families are descended from this group.
Arabella has 17 variant forms: Ara, Arabel, Arabela, Arabelle, Arbela, Arbell, Arbella, Arbelle, Bel, Bella, Belle, Orabel, Orabella, Orabelle, Orbel, Orbella and Orbelle.
For more information, see also the related name Araminta.
Arabella is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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