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What does Claribel mean?
Claribel 
as a girls' name is pronounced KLARE-a-bell. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Claribel is "bright, famous and beautiful". Blend of Clara and Bella. Literary: a name used by Edmund Spenser in his poem "The Faerie Queene" (in the form Claribell), and Shakespeare in "The Tempest" (1611). Alfred Lord Tennyson also wrote a poem named "Claribel" (1830). Also form of Claire.
ASSOCIATED WITH bright (light), beautiful, blend, literary, faerie
Variations
VARIANT Klarybel
RELATED FORMS VIA BELLA, CLARA Claire▲, Clarabelle, Clarabeth, Clare, Clarice▼, Clarie, Clarina, Clarinda, Clarine, Clarissa▼, Clarita, Claritza, Clarizza, Clarrie
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Claribel?
Claribel is a very popular first name for women (#2061 out of 4276, Top 48%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Claribel reached its highest rank of #895 in the U.S. in the 1900s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Bella (#48 A YEAR AGO), Claire (#49), Clara (#103), Clarissa (#742), Clare (#759), Clarabelle, Clarice, Clarinda, Clarine and Clarita are the popular variation forms of Claribel listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Clarina, are seldom used. These forms of Claribel were at the apex of their popularity a century ago (USAGE OF 1.45%) and are somewhat less widespread today (USAGE 0.74%, 49% LESS). Claire has historically been popular among parents, though Bella has grown trendy as well, while versions like Clara have lost favor.
Similar Names
Claribel is alike in pronunciation to Clarabel, Claribella and Claribelle. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alarice, Barbel, Carabel, Carabell, Carel, Carie▼, Cariel, Carine, Carmel▼, Charice, Charie, Charil, Charill (see Charlotte), Charise, Charitee (see Charity), Charitey (see Charity), Clairey, Clairice, Clarene, Clarey, Clari, Clarica, Claris, Clarisa▼, Clarise, Clarisse, Clariza, Claryce, Clayrice, Corabel, Gloribel, Gloribell, Klarice, Klarise, Marabel, Maribel▼, Maribell, Maricel, Maridel, Mariel▼, Marivel, Marybel and Meribel. These names tend to be less commonly used than Claribel.
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