Amiable Forename
Approximately 62 people bear this name
Amiable Forename Definition:
A female name. this is apparently the Latin adj amabilis, ‘lovable’. It appears in Latin as Amabilis, Amabilia, Amabilla, and in the vernacular as Amabel, Amable, Amiable from the 12th C onwards. An early example was one of the three coheiresses of William Earl of Gloucester (d.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95% | 17 | 1:10,444,962 | 119,257 |
| India | 100% | 16 | 1:75,929,873 | 1,126,684 |
| Philippines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| United States | - | 6 | 1:60,422,830 | 354,092 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
Amiable (274) may also be a surname.
Amiable Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. this is apparently the Latin adj amabilis, ‘lovable’. It appears in Latin as Amabilis, Amabilia, Amabilla, and in the vernacular as Amabel, Amable, Amiable from the 12th C onwards. An early example was one of the three coheiresses of William Earl of Gloucester (d. 1183). Amabel was later shortened to Mabel q.v., and was gradually superseded by it. It seldom appears between the 14th and the 19th C whin it was revived, with other medieval names, by the writers of romances; but in the 12th and 13th C it was a very common name. See also Annabel, Annabella, Arabel, Arabella.
Amabilis Curia Regis Rolls 1189, 1219. Amabilia Curia Regis Rolls 1218, Feudal Aids 1284. Amabilla Feudal Aids 1316. Amable Hundred Rolls 1273, D’Urfey Pills to Purge Melancholy 1684. Amabil, Amable, Amiable Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C.
Amiable Forename Popularity
Amiable Demographics
Average Amiable Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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