Details for the forename Amabel

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Amabel (female)


Variants:	Amabilia (F)
Derivative(s):	Annabel (F) Mabel (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English from Old French. From Latin "lovable"; now generally replaced by Mabel. Thought to have given rise to Annabel, either directly or by parallel development. Amabilia was a Latinised version of Mabel/Amabel, used in old documents. Search on Amabili* to cater for Latin endings.