Given name & surname
Zabel
“my God is bountiful”
Zabel is a form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Armenian use, Zabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Zabel is a form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Armenian.
How it developed
Zabel is used as a form of Isabel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zabel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 as a first name in 2020; 3,607 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zabel’s family of names
Zabel is a form of Isabel. Zabel has a related form in Zabela. Zabel has a related form in Zabelah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zabel
- Zabel YesayanArmenian writer (1878–1943)
- Zabel Sibil AsadourArmenian writer1863–1934
- Zabelle PanosianArmenian singer1891–1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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