Girl

Christabel

KRIS-tuh-bel

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'Christus' and 'bella' meaning 'beautiful Christ' or 'Christ's beauty.' A romantic, literary name from Coleridge's poem.”

Popularity Over Time

Christabel US popularity rank over timeRank 13103 in 1994 to rank 1629 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1629#7366#131031901192019401960198020002024

Christabel is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ChristaChristyBelle

Style

LiteraryRomanticElegantGrandVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Christabel from the poem Christabel
  • Christabel Bielenberg (author)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English-Greek-Latin blend

People Also Ask

From Latin 'Christus' and 'bella' meaning 'beautiful Christ' or 'Christ's beauty.' A romantic, literary name from Coleridge's poem.

Christabel is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Christabel include Christa, Christy, Belle.

Names that pair beautifully with Christabel include Rosalind, Cordelia, Imogen, Lavinia, Beatrix.