[HPforGrownups] Another crack at the meaning of Arabella

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 42874

Athena:

> Please forgive the late posting of this, I have gotten woefully behind in
> reading this list.  I saw the discussion regarding the meaning of 
> Arabella's
> name and had to jump in with this little gem that I found the other day.
> This comes from a website found at:
> http://www.vangelis.com.au/names/Womens_names/womena.asp
> 
> Arabella - "eagle heroine." Austere, spartan, handsome. Leads a life of 
> many
> interests. Fond of dogs and the open air. Little use for men.

How the heck do they work that one out?
I see from the site that they say it's Teutonic. Any comment from our 
Germanicists? (It sounds anything but Germanic to me)

I see that they also give the same "eagle heroine" definition to Annabel; 
logical as Arabella and Annabel are both variations on Amabel. However, the 
site also says that Annabel is *Hebrew*. (I understand it to be Scottish.)

I'm afraid I'm confused at this point. How can related names have both a 
Teutonic and a Hebrew origin?> 
> 
> I especially like the line "fond of dogs."  Which makes Mrs. Figg and all
> her cats seem mighty suspicious.  Maybe JKR will pair her up with a certain
> black dog that we all know and love.  ;-)
> 
> And yes, I am one of the Sirius/Arabella SHIPpers.
> 
"Fond of dogs" and "little time for men"? And you still want to pair her with 
Sirius?

Eloise
who doesn't want to think about this any further!


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