Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arabella

/æɹəˈbɛlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: ara-bel-la
IPA: /æɹəˈbɛlə/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

Etymology

Uncertain, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis (“yielding to prayer”) or a variant of Annabel.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: orabilis

Rhymes With

umbrella bella stella ella fella isabella cinderella della mandela mozzarella salmonella novella

Questions

How do you pronounce arabella?: The recorded pronunciation is /æɹəˈbɛlə/.
What does arabella mean?: A female given name from Latin.
Where does arabella come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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