Bitter or beloved, combined with beautiful
A compound name blending Mary and the suffix -bel. It combines the traditional Hebrew roots of Mary, often interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved', with the Latin-derived 'bella', meaning 'beautiful'.
Less common today
Marybel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,174 in 1990.
Television news anchor and journalist
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
