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Arabel is to Arabella as Isabel is to Isabella, so that one's OK.
Baubie sounds disconcertingly like bawbee, one of the smallest coins (formerly) in circulation - but given some freedom of spelling, it could well be Babbie = pet form of Barbara.
My Yorkshire SIL had a grandmother named Doris but known by the Dorice pronunciation, for what that's worth. (The priest got it wrong at her funeral, and SIL still hasn't forgiven him.)
Maudlin is a medieval form of Magdalen, which is why Magdalen College, Oxford, is pronounced Maudlin. But since maudlin (lower-case m) is now a dictionary word, I can't see it being used for a cheerful human
Tullia, Irish? Tell that to Cicero!
Velvina could be a fem version of Velva, but I doubt it.
The compilers seem to believe that the Irish can't spell. Sisile = Cecile, surely? And Maible = Mabel?

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Now for the "and more": yesterday I found what purported to be baby name meanings on a South African website. Guess what, folks: Mary is Greek and means "pearl", and one of its VARIATIONS is Margaret. I know I'm shouting, but really! There are others, of course, but that one's the pinnacle of perfection. I fired off a stiff e-mail but haven't heard anything yet, unsurprisingly.