Mirabel

Latin
"wonderful"

Mirabel Origin and Meaning

The name Mirabel is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "wonderful".

Mirabel is one of those names that's not on the Top 1000 but ought to be, and undoubtedly will be soon following the release of Disney's 2021 Encanto. Mirabel is the film's quirky and highly relatable heroine. Mirabel had a significant rise in 2022, going from 34 births in 2021 to 153 births in 2022. Read more about Mirabel and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.

Along with Maribel, Annabel, Rosabel and the like, Mirabel is a more unusual and elegant alternative to the popular Isabel. Spelled Mirabelle, it is also the name of a delicate French plum variety.

Mirabel and the Italian form Mirabella were both quite common in the later Middle Ages, and Mirabel is scattered throughout early English poetry. Mirabel has a nice pair of nickname options: Mira and Belle.

# 1107 on Nameberry

Mirabel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mirabel Popularity

Famous People Named Mirabel

  • Mirabel Dorothy TophamEnglish businesswoman and owner of the Aintree racecourse

Mirabel in Pop Culture

  • Mirabel Unwincharacter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
  • Mirabelmale character in the circa 1621 play The Wild Goose Chase
  • Mirabel Cotton was a character in L M Montgomery's Anne of Avonlea. A student of Anne's who sat with Dora Kieth.
  • Mirabella Took was Frodo's maternal grandmother in the Lord of the Rings series by J R Tolkien