Annabel

Scottish variation of Amabel

"loving"

Annabel Origin and Meaning

The name Annabel is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "loving".

Annabel is a spirited name that embodies quirky British gentility. Appearing in Scotland as early as the twelfth century, where it was a royal name, it also recalls the romantic Edgar Allan Poe poem Annabel Lee, written upon the death of his young wife, Virginia.

In the Swinging Sixties, Annabel was in the thick of things as the name of London's trendiest disco and nightclub, named for the wife of the owner. The Annabel spelling is preferable today to Annabelle, too closely associated with the eponymous horror movie doll.

Annabel Rank in US Top 1000

# 949 in the US

Annabel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 908 on Nameberry

Annabel Popularity

• 949 US 2018
• 908 Nameberry 2024
• 800 Unique 2023
• 475 Future 2028
• 287 England 2021
• 173 Netherlands 2015

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Famous People Named Annabel

• Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones Viscountess Astor, English socialite and CEO
• Annabel Claire Giles English TV and radio presenter
• Annabel Chong (born Grace Quek) Singaporean,American actress
• Annabel Croft English tennis player and TV commentator
• Annabel Langbein New Zealand celebrity chef
• Annabel Shand Elliot English antiques dealer; sister of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
• Annabel Goldsmith English socialite
• Annabel Lamb English singer,songwriter
• Annabel Lyon Canadian novelist
• Annabel Clare Mullion Anglo,Irish actress
• Annabel Beam subject of the book/film Miracles From Heaven
• Annabel Lucy Clark (b. 1981) daughter of actors Lynn Redgrave and John Clark
• Annabel Charlotte Jones (b. 1988) daughter of singer Davy Jones of The Monkees
• Annabel Clare Daldry (b. 2003) daughter of director Stephen Daldry
• Annabel Leah Van Der Beek (b. 2014) daughter of actor James Van Der Beek

Annabel in Pop Culture

• Annabel Lee poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• Annabel Williams character in "Annabel" by L. Frank Baum
• Annabel "Anna" Coleman character in book/movie "Freaky Friday"
• Annabel character in movie "Soul Survivors"
• Annabel character in Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"
• Annabel Greene character in Sarah Dessen's "Just Listen"
• Annabel aka Evelyn Draper character in movie "Play Misty for Me"
• 'Annabel' novel by Kathleen Winter and song by Goldfrapp about a transgender child