Where does “Maribel” come from?
Maribel (Spanish) comes from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.
Ancestry of “Maribel”, step by step
Maribel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Isabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 2 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 4 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 6 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 7 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 8 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |