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- Gable
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"triangular feature in architecture"Description:
The iconic Gone With the Wind star Clark's surname was brought into the first-name mix when Weeds' Kevin Nealon picked it for his son. Gable makes a strong and unusual possibility, a rhyming cousin to Abel and Mabel.
- Gable
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"triangular shape in architecture"Description:
Notable as the surname of Old Hollwood star Clark Gable, this appealing option is just one sound away from Mabel or Fable. Literature lovers might also associate it with Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables.
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