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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Amabel f. Latin amabilis 'loving'.

England
Latin
1381 Amabilia (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 86, Mabbilia (nom) ibid. p. 73, Mabella (nom) ibid. p. 116, Mabilia (abl) ibid. p. 90, Mabilla (nom) ibid. p. 97, Mabillia (nom) ibid. p. 102, Mabylye (nom) ibid. p. 81
English
1547 Mabile BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1548 Mabyle ibid. p. 6; 1572 Mabell OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1574 Mabell StAnthonlin p. 23
France
Latin
1147 Mabilia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 18; 1180 Mabilia (nom) RotScaNor p. 19
Old French
1313 Mabile Paris1313 p. 31
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Mabilia (nom) BBC-Berg 177
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Mabilliona (nom) Ob-SPVn (82)
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