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Annabel

Heart
Scottish variation of Amabel
"loving"

Annabel Origin and Meaning

The name Annabel is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "loving".

Annabel is a spirited name that embodies quirky British gentility. Appearing in Scotland as early as the twelfth century, where it was a royal name, it also recalls the romantic Edgar Allan Poe poem Annabel Lee, written upon the death of his young wife, Virginia.

In the Swinging Sixties, Annabel was in the thick of things as the name of London's trendiest disco and nightclub, named for the wife of the owner. The Annabel spelling is preferable today to Annabelle, too closely associated with the eponymous horror movie doll.

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Famous People Named Annabel

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  • Annabel LangbeinNew Zealand celebrity chef
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  • Annabel GoldsmithEnglish socialite
  • Annabel LambEnglish singer,songwriter
  • Annabel LyonCanadian novelist
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  • Annabel Lucy Clark (b. 1981)daughter of actors Lynn Redgrave and John Clark
  • Annabel Charlotte Jones (b. 1988)daughter of singer Davy Jones of The Monkees
  • Annabel Clare Daldry (b. 2003)daughter of director Stephen Daldry
  • Annabel Leah Van Der Beek (b. 2014)daughter of actor James Van Der Beek

Annabel in Pop Culture

  • Annabel Leepoem by Edgar Allan Poe
  • Annabel Williamscharacter in "Annabel" by L. Frank Baum
  • Annabel "Anna" Colemancharacter in book/movie "Freaky Friday"
  • Annabelcharacter in movie "Soul Survivors"
  • Annabelcharacter in Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"
  • Annabel Greenecharacter in Sarah Dessen's "Just Listen"
  • Annabel aka Evelyn Drapercharacter in movie "Play Misty for Me"
  • 'Annabel'novel by Kathleen Winter and song by Goldfrapp about a transgender child