Mabel

//ˈmeɪbl̩// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "Her name was Mabel Hortense, and the children were very proud of having a cousin who lived in the city and was named Mabel Hortense. At Damsonfield Four Corners, where they lived, all the little girls were name Mary Jane or Sarah Ann or Lucy Maria, or, at the best, Hattie and Carrie; they had scarcely even heard so fine a name as Mabel Hortense."

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"Mabel loves to chew the fat while playing bridge."

Etymology

Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).

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