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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.