Gender Feminine
Usage English

Meaning & History

Combination of Clara and the common name suffix bel, from Latin bella "beautiful". This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form Claribell) and by Shakespeare in his play The Tempest (1611). Alfred Tennyson also wrote a poem entitled Claribel (1830).

Related Names

RootsClara + bella

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classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   complex   serious  

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Entry updated January 21, 2022