Arabella Origin = Latin orabilis.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 44319

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., eloiseherisson at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 21/09/2002 16:42:03 GMT Standard Time, 
> bboy_mn writes:
> > ...EDITED...
> > 
> > Arabella is not a combination of the roots 'ara' and 'bella' 
> > but appears to be derived from the lating 'orabilis', or at 
> > least that's what this website says.
> > 
> > 
> Eloise said:
> ...BNE...(Big Nasty Edit)....
> Just because a website says that orabilis is the origin, does 
> not mean that it is so. 
> ...ABNE...(Another Big Nasty Edit)....
> Eloise

bboy_mn:
This could probably go without saying but I never was one to keep my
mouth shut.

Just want to make sure that people understood that I wasn't implying
that this solved the puzzle of the origin of Arabella. I was just
trying to add more information to the discussion. 

Someone in the movie group used this website to derive the origins of
Padma and Parvati, and it was from a source I hadn't seen before.
Plus, I thought the site might be able to act as a resource for all of
us, when we are searching out name meanings. So I thought it was
worthwhile for that reason, if no other.

I had seen another interpretation that derived 'beautiful alter' from
the name, which does have some merit to it, but this was the first
time I had ever seen the 'orabilis' connection, so I thought I would
throw it into the pot of information we already had. 

It seems to have generated some very productive information. Eloise
post and the people who responded to her brought out a lot of really
good information. I think, possibly, some of the best so far.

Again, another too short and somewhat pointless post, but I feel
better for having said it.

bboy_mn