Arabella Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: English

Meaning: Beautiful Lion

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1. Meaning of the name "Arabella"

The name Arabella is the name of a girl of Latin origin meaning "to bring prayer". Arabella was used as a name starting in the 12th century with the birth of Arabella de Leuchars, granddaughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland.

It is derived from the Latin oraveis, from which Arabella has its meaning. Some scholars associate Arabella with Amabel, arguing that the former was developed as a variant of the latter in Scotland, like the name Annabel.

Arabella, lovely and elegant, has long been used well in the UK and finally reached the US list in 2005. Its meaning can also be understood as "beautiful", thanks to -bella.

Arabella has been a great favorite in English novels, dating as far back as Samuel Richardson's Clarissa and Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, and also appeared in The Vicar of Wakefield, Dickens's Pickwick Papers, George Eliot's Felix Holt and Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, and more recently in Harry Potter.

Arabella is the title of a lyric comic opera by Richard Strauss, and was chosen for their daughters by Ivanka Trump and Dr. Oz. A real-life heroine is Arabella Mansfield (born Aur Aurelia), the first American woman to become a lawyer. Arabella is a recommended, sophisticated choice.

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2. Top 3 Famous Person Named Arabella

Lady Arbella Stuart:

During the reign of King James VI and I, she married William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset in secret. King James imprisoned William Seymour and placed her under house arrest. When she and her husband tried to escape England, she was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she passed away at age 39.

Arabella Churchill (royal mistress):

Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames, that is, "son of James").

Arabella Mansfield:

She is a teacher and university administrator. Despite Iowa state laws restricting the bar exam for men, Mansfield took the exam and scored high. Shortly after challenging in its court, Iowa amended its licensing rules and became the first state to accept women and minorities into its bars.

During her career, Mansfield worked primarily as an educator and activist, teaching at Iowa Wesleyan College and DePauw University. Later, she also became a university administrator, serving successively as dean in the 1890s of two different schools.

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