Gender | Feminine |
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Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Word/name | Biblical Hebrew |
Meaning | "God rejoices" |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Hitty, Mabel |
Related names | Mehetabel, Mehitabel |
Mehitable is a feminine given name, a variant of the Old Testament name Mehetabel (meaning "God benefits").[1] During the British colonial period, it was a name used in the New England colonies, as the Protestants took many of their children's names from the Old Testament.