Baby name
Maybelle
/MAY · bel/
Meaning
“Lovable (variant of Mabel)”
A variant of Mabel, which is a medieval form of the Latin name Amabilis, meaning 'lovable'.
Nicknames
may · mae · belle
How it ages.
A sweet, old-fashioned name with built-in nicknames like May and Belle; vintage charm rather than everyday use.
The cultural moment.
Rare today; last ranked #979 in the United States in 1936.