Mabel
/ˈmeɪ.bəl/noun
A female given name originally derived from a medieval form meaning 'lovable.'
Did you know?Mabel is a medieval English name that came from a shortened form of Amabel, ultimately from Latin *amābilis* meaning 'lovable,' not from any occult or magical term.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
amābilis
“lovable, worthy of love”
Old French
Old French
Amebil / Amable
“a personal name and adjective meaning lovable”
Middle English
English
Amabel
“a female given name, and in some contexts a word implying lovableness”
15th–16th Century
English
Mabel
“a shortened form of Amabel used as a given name”
Modern English
English
Mabel
“a female given name”