Arabel

English variation of Arabella, Latin; Scottish

"yielding to prayer; lovable"

Arabel Origin and Meaning

The name Arabel is a girl's name of English origin meaning "yielding to prayer; lovable".

There were only SIX baby girls named Arabel in the US last year, astonishing when you consider the popularity of Arabella, used for over 1300 baby girls, and Arabelle, given to over 100. As isabel is a sleek and perfectly reasonable sister of Isabella, so is Arabel to the fancified Arabella.

Famous People Named Arabel

• Arabel code name of Spanish WWII spy Juan Pujol García

The name Arabel in Pop Culture

• Arabel Jones character from the puppet show Mortimer and Arabel based on the books by Joan Aiken