This name was used in John Dos Passos' book The 42nd Parallel for a person who cheated on someone else's wife. I thought it was interesting because the wife's name was Annabelle, similar to "Anne" in the description. Not sure if that's a coincidence.
― Anonymous User 10/12/2020
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