Arabella

English

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis "yielding to prayer" or a variant of Annabel.

Proper noun

Arabella

1. A female given name.

Translations

female given name

• Portuguese: Arabela f

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.