Annabel (also spelled Annabelle) is a female given name, a variant of Amabel probably influenced by Anna. It may also be also a combination of Anna and the French word Belle, which is sometimes used as a given name in the English language. It can also be a contraction of the Spanish name 'Ana Isabel'.
It can refer to:
- Annabel, 1906 novel by L. Frank Baum
- Annabel, a 2010 novel by Kathleen Winter
- "Annabel", a song performed by Maria Dimitriadi in the film Koritsia ston ilio
- USS Annabelle (SP-1206), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
- Annabelle, a popular variety of potato from The Netherlands
- Annabelle, a variety of wild hydrangea
It can refer to the following people:
- Annabelle Apsion (British actress)
- Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor (English socialite)
- Annabel Chong a.k.a. Grace Quek (pornographic actress)
- Annabelle Chvostek (Canadian singer/songwriter)
- Annabelle Cripps (British swimmer)
- Annabel Croft (tennis player)
- Annabelle Ewing (Scottish politician)
- Annabel Giles (writer)
- Annabel Langbein (New Zealand chef)
- Annabel Goldie (Scottish politician)
- Lady Annabel Goldsmith (English socialite)
- Annabel Lamb (singer)
- Annabel Lyon (writer)
- Annabelle Lyon (dancer)
- Annabel Miguelena (Panamanian writer and actress)
- Annabel Mullion (English actress)
- Annabel Port (Radio presenter)
- Dame Annabelle Rankin (Australian politician)
- Annabel Young (former New Zealand politician)
- Annabel (Singer) (Japanese solo and doujin singer)
- Annabelle (singer) (French singer and actress)
- Annabelle Stanhope (New Zealand Actress)
It can refer to the following fictional characters:
- Annabel Lee in the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "Annabel" (Evelyn Draper) in the film Play Misty for Me
- "Annabelle" (pink whippet, spoken by Bebe Neuwirth) in the films All Dogs Go to Heaven, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series as well as the cartoon movie An All Dogs Christmas Carol
- Annabel Greene, a character in the novel Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Famous quotes containing the word annabel:
“She was a child and I was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“the wind came out of the cloud chilling
And killing my Annabel Lee.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)