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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mabel
- A female given name from Latin.
1883, Sophie Swett, “All the Plums”, in St. Nicholas Magazine, Vol.10, Part 1, page 34:Her name was Mabel Hortense, and the children were very proud of having a cousin who lived in the city and was named Mabel Hortense. At Damsonfield Four Corners, where they lived, all the little girls were name Mary Jane or Sarah Ann or Lucy Maria, or, at the best, Hattie and Carrie; they had scarcely even heard so fine a name as Mabel Hortense.
1988, Anne Tyler, Breathing Lessons, →ISBN, page 28:The red stitching across the breast pocket read Mabel, a name Maggie had not heard since her childhood. What had become of all the Mabels? She tried to picture giving a new little baby that name.
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈbel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: Ma‧bel
Proper noun
Mabel f
- a female given name
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Mabel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmejbel/,
- Hyphenation: Ma‧bel
Proper noun
Mabel (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔)
- a female given name from English