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Form of ARABELLA used in medieval documents. (Arabella was 'recorded twice in the 12th century in Scotland as Orabilis [Latin, meaning "yielding to prayer, invokable"]. In later medieval records became Orable, Orabella, Arable, etc. Surnames such as Orbell, Arbell and Arable testify to its use at this time.')
Orabile, countess of Giaggiolo, was the wife of Paolo Malatesta (lover of Francesca da Rimini in Dante's Inferno)
Teasing nickname: Horribella
