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Christabella
How to Pronounce Christabella
Pronounced kris-tuh-BEL-uh /ˌkrɪs.təˈbɛl.ə/Medium
Meaning: Christabella is an elaboration of Christabel, a literary name blending the element Christ with the Latin bella, 'beautiful'; Christabel was made famous by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's unfinished poem of that name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Christabella extends Christabel, a name uniting Christ with the Latin bella, 'beautiful.' Coleridge's poem Christabel gave the base name literary fame; the fuller Christabella is a modern flourish.
Christabella was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2014. It reads as an elaborate, romantic revival name.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Christabel (1816)title character of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's unfinished poem Christabel
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Christabella mean?
It is an elaboration of Christabel, blending the element Christ with the Latin bella, 'beautiful.'
How do you pronounce Christabella?
It is said kris-tuh-BEL-uh /ˌkrɪs.təˈbɛl.ə/, four syllables with the stress on the third.
Is Christabella a boy or girl name?
Christabella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Christabella?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid twenty-tens.