Arabella
Meaning of Arabella
Arabella is a swoon-worthy antique with a modern twinkle, thought to spring from the medieval Latin-Scottish “Orabilis” (“prayerful, yielding to prayer”) and mingling, over the centuries, with the ever-so-lovable Annabel. Pronounced uh-RUH-bell-uh, the name rolls off the tongue like satin ribbon—and it’s been rolling right up the U.S. charts, vaulting from the distant 800s in the 1990s to a cozy perch inside the Top 200 by 2024. Storybook charm clings to her hem: Jane Austen flirted with an Arabella, Harry Potter’s Mrs. Figg keeps cats and secrets under the same roof, and the Arctic Monkeys croon her on indie playlists. In short, Arabella marries vintage grace with playful sparkle, offering parents a name that feels at once heirloom-worthy and ready for every adventure modern childhood can throw at it.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as uh-RUH-bell-uh (/əˈrʌbɛlə/)
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Notable People Named Arabella
| Arabella Campbell is a Vancouver based Canadian artist who studied at UBC, Emily Carr, and the San Francisco Art Institute and has exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. |
| Arabella Duval Huntington was an American philanthropist once the richest woman in the United States who shaped the art collection at the Huntington Library in California. |
| Arabella Churchill - Arabella Spencer-Churchill was an English charity leader and festival cofounder who, despite rarely giving interviews, drew press attention as the granddaughter of wartime British prime minister Winston Churchill. |
| Arabella Churchill was the mistress of King James II and VII and mother to four of his children. |
