Sports such as bullbaiting and cockfighting that declined in the late nineteenth century to be replaced by spectator sports, gambling on spectator sports, and other leisure activities like the theater, opera, and music hall.
Latin Meaning: The name Arabella is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Arabella is: Derived from 'orabilis' meaning yielding to prayer. Famous bearer: Lady Arabella Stuart was cousin of King James VI of Scotland. Also ameaning beautiful, loving, lovable, graceful.
Old name of uncertain etymology. Some believe it to be a Norman name derived from the elements arn (eagle) or arin (a hearth). Others think it is a variant of Annabel, another name of debated origin and meaning. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.y daughter is named Arabella (she's 8). We call her Bella, but at school she insists on her full name. There are way too many Bellas out there. All are Isabellas, but she wants to be different.