What does Christabel mean?

Christabel as a girls' name is pronounced KRIS-ta-bell. It is of Latin and French origin, and the meaning of Christabel is "beautiful Christian". Medieval coinage from the name of Christ with -bel (see Belle). Use has been primarily literary, as in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1816 poem of the same name, in which the heroine is an example of innocent purity. The name was borne by the pioneer suffragette Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Chris-, -bel

ASSOCIATED WITH beautiful, medieval, literary, heroine, purity (virgin)

Variations

VARIANTS Christabella, Christabelle, Christable, Christobel, Chrystabel, Chrystabelle, Chrystobel, Cristabel, Cristabell, Cristabella, Cristabelle, Crystabel, Crystabella

SEE ALSO Christina

How popular is Christabel?

Christabel is an unusual first name for women. Christabel is an equivalently uncommon last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Chrisanna, Chrisanne, Chrisanta, Chrisie, Chrissa, Chrissee, Chrissie, Chrissti, Chrisstie (see Christina), Christa▼, Christain, Christaine, Christal▼, Christall, Christalyn, Christeen, Christeena, Christella, Christelle, Christen▼, Christena▼, Christene, Christiaan (see Christian), Christiana, Christiann (see Christiana), Christianna, Christianni, Christie▼, Christinea, Christini, Christinia, Christle, Christline, Christmas, Christna, Christol, Christyne, Chrystal▼, Chrystalla, Chrystee (see Christina), Chrystel, Chrystelle, Chrystie, Chrystol, Chrystyn, Corabel, Crista, Cristel, Cristella, Cristelle, Cristen, Cristena, Cristian, Cristianne (see Christian), Cristie, Cristine, Cristiona, Cristle, Crysta▼, Crystal▼, Crystall, Crystell, Crystie, Khrista, Khristal, Khristanna (see Christiana), Khristeen (see Christina), Khristel, Khristie, Kristal▼, Kristale (see Crystal), Kristalee, Kristall, Lisabel and Mehitabel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Christabel.