ANNABELLE  

Gender: F
Origin: Combination of ANNA and BELLE or French form of AMABEL
Meaning: "loving"

Popularity in 2008: #188

Charming name on the rise along with other-belle names, especially in this form, but also appealing in the more streamlined Annabel spelling, made famous by the Edgar Allen Poe poem 'Annabel Lee.'

Variations:
Annabel, Anabell, Anabele, Amabel, Anabel, Anabela, Anabella, Annabella, Annabell, Annabal, Annabelinda

International Variations:
Anabelle (French)

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