Form of ARABELLA used in medieval documents. (Arabella was 'recorded twice in the 12th century in Scotland as Orabilis [Latin
meaning "yielding to prayer, invokable"]. In later medieval records became Orable, Orabella, Arable, etc. Surnames such as Orbell, Arbell and Arable testify to its use at this time.')
Orabile
countess of Giaggiolo, was the wife of Paolo Malatesta (lover of Francesca da Rimini in Dante's Inferno)
Teasing nickname: Horribella
"Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
" 1840 short story collection by Edgar Allan Poe
The term "arabesque" is a ballet move where the dancer lifts their leg to the back.
