Beautiful Christian
A compound name combining the Greek-derived 'Christ' (anointed) with the French 'belle' (beautiful). It emerged as a more elaborate, feminine alternative to Christina or Christabel, gaining some literary use in the 19th century.
Less common today
Christabelle isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,213 in 2009.
British suffragette and co-founder of the WSPU
The title character of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's gothic poem · Christabel
Maltese singer and songwriter
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
