The Name Anabel

THE BELLE

  • Humorous
  • Pleasing
  • Good-natured
  • Sentimental
  • Bungling
  • Imperceptive

Popularity of Anabel Over Time

US births per decade — source: Social Security Administration

Anabel is predominantly a female name in the United States, reaching peak popularity in the 1990s. There are approximately 8,000 people named Anabel in the US today.

About the Name Anabel

The name Anabel's root letters are ANBL.

When the authoritarian letter A and the negative letter N (no, never, not, nyet, nein, nada, nothing, naught, nowhere) come together at the beginning of a word, they create the level of tension manifested in words like anger, antagonize, anxious, anti, anguish and annoy. Fortunately, the BL phoneme gives these names a distinct sense of the wild, untamable spirit found in the words blustery, blizzard, blowing, blaze, and bloom.

Consequently, ANBL personalities have an inherent duality… almost as if they're a mighty boss woman and a wild-child rolled into one. These women are comfortable revealing their submissiveness, knowing full well that compliance comes from strength and not capitulation. But if they feel that their generosity is being taken for granted, they’ll readily turn the tables and display their authoritarian sides. These displays of power mostly are mostly short-lived, however, and Anabels are quick to offer a conciliatory joke or a familial intimacy to salve any bruised egos.

These qualities make the Anabels solid workmates and desirable partners when it comes to those sensitive jobs that call for someone responsible but dependable to grease the wheels. This is why many Anabels are so sought after in journalism and broadcasting fields; they possess the serious-but-not-deadly demeanor so prevalent on newscasts like CNN. But Anabels don’t believe in limiting their experiences … there are too many other avenues for their inquiring minds. Their sense of adventure may lead them abroad or simply be expressed through their compulsive reading.

The ANBL lover tends to be deeply devoted to her mate, giving her a stable platform on which she can express her deepest secrets. But the downside of depending so heavily on her partner for companionship is a tendency to exclude all her other relationships. As a consequence, she has nowhere to turn when problems arise in her primary relationship.

If you're married to an ANBL, you'll enjoy the freedom afforded by being with someone who enjoys her autonomy and encourages the same in her partner. Your Monday Night Football ritual is perfectly fine by her as long as she gets her weekly Saturday shopping spree. A word to the wise, however: don’t make any changes to the routine (either yours or hers) without first consulting her. She isn’t the sort who enjoys surprises and any tinkering with her daily life is sure to generate conflict and provoke one of her sullen moods.