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Clarabel
How to Pronounce Clarabel
Pronounced KLAR-uh-bel /ˈklærəbɛl/Medium
Meaning: Clarabel joins Clara, from Latin clarus, 'bright' or 'clear,' with the French belle, 'beautiful,' for a 'bright and beautiful' name. The blended form was popularized by nineteenth-century verse, including Tennyson's early poem 'Claribel.'Medium
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
Clarabel is a blend name, marrying Clara — Latin clarus, 'bright' — to the French belle, 'beautiful.' It rides the turn-of-the-century fashion for -bel and -belle compounds like Maribel and Annabel. It appears in United States records from the mid eighteen-nineties and peaks around 1922, fading fast afterward. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
With its last records in the mid nineteen-thirties, Clarabel had one of the shorter runs in its cohort and reads as a great-grandmother-era name. It has not revived under this spelling, though Clara and Annabel are both back; parents who love its 'bright and beautiful' meaning might build the same idea from those pieces.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Clarabel mean?
It blends Clara, Latin for 'bright' or 'clear,' with Belle, French for 'beautiful.'
How do you pronounce Clarabel?
It's said KLAR-uh-bel /ˈklærəbɛl/, 3 syllables.
Is Clarabel a boy or girl name?
Clarabel is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Clarabel?
It was always rare, a vintage blend name given to only a couple dozen girls a year in the early nineteen-hundreds.