Meaning of the nameAnabela
- Female
- Latin origin
- A-na-be-la
Anabela is a feminine name, the Portuguese form of Annabel, which goes back to Latin amabilis, 'lovable'.
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Annabel, from Latin amabilis, 'lovable, worthy of love'”
Source: Wiktionary: amabilis
- People (2022)
- 1,454
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,402
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 783
- people
Anabela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anabela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (580 people).
1,447 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Anabela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anabela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 293 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 148 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 135 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anabela
According to Behind the Name, Anabela is the Portuguese form of Annabel, a variant of Amabel, a medieval form of Latin Amabilis. Wiktionary shows the Latin adjective amabilis as derived from amō, 'to love', with the sense 'worthy of love, lovable'. In Annabel, the spelling was altered as if joining Anna and French belle. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,454 people named Anabela, with a median age of 11, and the largest number were born in the 2010s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Anabela · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Annabel · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Amabel · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: amabilis · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Anabela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Anabela
What does the name Anabela mean?
Anabela means “Portuguese form of Annabel, from Latin amabilis, 'lovable, worthy of love'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Anabela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,454 people with the first name Anabela, which ranks it number 6,402 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Anabela a boy's or a girl's name?
Anabela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,447 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Anabela?
Anabela is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Anabela most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Anabela (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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