Mahetabel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mahetabel

What is the meaning of the name Mahetabel ?

The baby name Mahetabel is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mah-HEH-tah-bel (məˌhɛtəˈbɛl).

Mahetabel is Hebrew in Origin.

Mahetabel is a biblical Hebrew name, a variant of Mehetabel. Built from the root heitiv "to do good, make happy" plus the theophoric element El "God," it conveys meanings such as "God does good," "God makes happy," or "favored by God." It appears in Genesis 36:39 as the wife of Hadad (king of Edom) and in Nehemiah 6:10 within a later genealogy, attesting to its ancient but occasional scriptural presence.

The name traveled into English via early modern religious communities; Puritans popularized the spelling Mehitable/Mehetable in 17th-18th century New England and among English Nonconformists. Usage waned by the 19th century, though the literary form Mehitabel resurfaced in Don Marquis's archy and mehitabel. Contemporary bearers are rare, and the form Mahetabel is distinctive yet traditional. Variants include Mehetabel, Mehitabel, Mehitable, Mehetable, and Mahitabel. Possible short forms are Hetty/Hettie, Hitty, Meta, Mettie, or Belle.

⚙ Mahetabel is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mahetabel appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.