Details for the forename Mabel

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Mabel (female)


Variants:	Amabilia (F) Máible (F)
Derivative of:	Amabel (F) Isabel (F) Maria (F)
Can be spelt:	Mabelle (F) Mable (F) Maybel (F) Maybell (F) Maybelle (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	1. English short form of, and now more popular as a given name than, Amabel, from Old French "friendly, amiable". Although Mabel appeared as early as the 12^th century, it occurred very rarely in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. Amabilia was a Latinised version of Mabel/Amabel, used in old documents. Search on Amabili* to allow for Latin endings. 2. Spanish elision of Maria and Isabel.