• Annabel

    Origin

    Originally a mishearing or misreading of Latin Amabilis "lovable" (=Mabel), used since the twelfth century and by folk etymology interpreted as Anna+ belle "beautiful Anna".

    Full definition of Annabel

    Proper noun

    Annabel

    (plural Annabels)
      • 1849, Edgar Allan Poe, :I was a child and she was a child,
        In this kingdom by the sea:
        But we loved with a love that was more than love —
        I and my Annabel Lee;
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