Annabel

Annabel is an English and Dutch feminine name whose precise origin is debated. It may be a variant of Amabel, from the Latin amabilis meaning lovable, with the initial A altered over time, or it may have arisen as a combination of Anna, from the Hebrew Hannah meaning grace or favor, and the French diminutive suffix belle meaning beautiful. The name has been used in Scotland since the Middle Ages and gained wider literary fame through Edgar Allan Poe's 1849 poem Annabel Lee. Closely related forms include Annabelle, Anabel, and Amabel.