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Arabella

/æɹəˈbɛlə/

Arabella proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Arabella

  1. A female given name from Latin.

Origin of Arabella

Uncertain, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis (“yielding to prayer”) or a variant of Annabel.

Questions about Arabella

What does Arabella mean?
Arabella means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Arabella?
Arabella is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arabella?
Arabella is pronounced /æɹəˈbɛlə/.

Words near Arabella in the dictionary

  1. arabber
  2. arabbers
  3. Arabdom
  4. Arabeezi
  5. Arabela
  6. Arabella
  7. Arabenglish
  8. arabesk
  9. arabesks
  10. arabesque
  11. arabesqued

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