Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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English form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis ("lovable").

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Examples

  • When Molly went inside City Hall to use the restroom, he said, “Ever hear of a woman by the name of Mabel Poche?”

    Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002

  • When Molly went inside City Hall to use the restroom, he said, “Ever hear of a woman by the name of Mabel Poche?”

    Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002

  • “You remember a white woman by the name of Mabel Poche?”

    Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002

  • “You remember a white woman by the name of Mabel Poche?”

    Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002

  • Bertie says it is vulgar and is engaged to Miss P. so hes not one to speak and I call her Mabel now.

    The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

  • She reacted only when he mentioned the phone calls Mabel and perhaps her father had received from her mother.

    One False Move Coben, Harlan, 1962- 1998

  • The plays that fill the Canadian theatres are not the literary plays-but plays such as "Up in Mabel's Room," or "Getting Gertie's Garter."

    Canadian Letters and the New Canadian 1923

  • When Joan's mother Regina found out Joan might be a Lesbian, she called Mabel late that night and threatened to kill herself if it were true.

    unknown title 2009

  • When Joan's mother Regina found out Joan might be a Lesbian, she called Mabel late that night and threatened to kill herself if it were true.

    unknown title 2009

  • When Joan's mother Regina found out Joan might be a Lesbian, she called Mabel late that night and threatened to kill herself if it were true.

    unknown title 2009

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