Girl

Arabella

air-uh-BEL-uh

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Yielding to prayer in Latin, this name combines 'ara' (altar) with 'bella' (beautiful), suggesting a graceful, spiritual quality that became favored by English nobility.”

Popularity Over Time

Arabella US popularity rank over timeRank 11727 in 1988 to rank 157 in 2017. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#157#5942#117271900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #206 in the United States.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

4

Nicknames

AraBellaRabbie

Style

RomanticElegantTimelessGrand

Famous Bearers

  • Arabella Drummond
  • Arabella Figg (Harry Potter)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names →

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Caspian

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across English, Spanish, and Italian-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Yielding to prayer in Latin, this name combines 'ara' (altar) with 'bella' (beautiful), suggesting a graceful, spiritual quality that became favored by English nobility.

Arabella is currently ranked #206 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Arabella include Ara, Bella, Rabbie.

Names that pair beautifully with Arabella include Jasper, Leander, Cordelia, Beatrix, Caspian.