Maribel is a

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name, formed as a contraction of María Isabel. Alternately, it is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

compound name, a combined version of

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and Belle. Spelling variants include Maribell, Maribelle, Marybel, Marybell, Mary Belle, and Marybelle.

People with the name

People with the name Maribel or Maribelle include:

Maribel

* Maribel Aber (born 1973), American journalist * Maribel Alva Olvera (born 1963), Mexican politician * Maribel Aguirre (born 1999), Argentine racing cyclist *

Maribel Arana Maribel Arana is a Guatemalan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Guatemala at Miss World 2008 in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost co ...

(born 1985), Guatemalan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Maribel Arrieta (born María Isabel Arrieta Gálvez; 1934-1989), Salvadoran television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Maribel Blanco (born 1969), Spanish triathlete *

Maribel Caicedo Maribel Vanessa Caicedo Vernaza (born April 1, 1998) is an Ecuadorian track and field athlete. Biography On July 16, 2015, Maribel Caicedo won a gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Colo ...

(born 1998), Ecuadorian track and field athlete *

Maribel Díaz Cabello Maribel Carmen Díaz Cabello (; born March 27, 1970) is a Peruvian educator, teacher, and academic administrator. Díaz Cabello, the wife of President Martín Vizcarra, served as the First Lady of Peru from 23 March 2018 until her husband's imp ...

(born 1970), Peruvian educator, teacher, academic administrator, and former First Lady of Peru * Maribel Chollet (born 1971), American politician *

Maribel Domínguez Maribel Domínguez Castelán (born 18 November 1978) is a Mexican former Association football, footballer who was the captain of the Mexico women's national football team. She is known internationally as Marigol for her record of 46 goals scor ...

(born 1978), Mexican footballer * Maribel Durruty (born 1964), Cuban long-distance runner * Maribel Fernández (born 1953), Mexican television and film actress *

Maribel Flores Maribel Flores Hernández (born January 8, 2005) is a college soccer player who plays as a forward for the USC Trojans. Born in the United States, she has represented Mexico at the youth international level. She was named the Pac-12 Freshman of ...

(born 2005), American born Mexican soccer player * Maribel Gonçalves (born 1978), Portuguese Olympic racewalker *

Maribel Guardia Maribel Guardia (; born Maribel Del Rocío Fernández García on May 29, 1959) is a Costa Rica and Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Costa Rica 1978 and a contestant in Miss Universe 1978. Miss Univers ...

, actress born in Costa Rica and living in Mexico * Maribel Martín de la Iglesia (born 1971), Spanish ski mountaineer *

Maribel Martín María Isabel Martín Martínez (1 November 1954 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Maribel Martín, is a Spanish actress. Career She made her acting debut at age seven in the film '' Tres de la Cruz Roja'' (1961), a film directed by Fernando ...

(born María Isabel Martín Martínez in 1954), Spanish actress *

Maribel Owen Maribel Yerxa Owen (April 25, 1940 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater. She was the daughter of skaters Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of 1961 U.S. Ladies' Champion Laurence Owen. With pairs partner Dudley ...

(1940-1961), American Olympic pairs skater, daughter of

Maribel Vinson Maribel Yerxa Vinson Owen (née Vinson; October 12, 1911 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater and coach. She competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, she was the 1932 Olympic bronz ...

Maribel Parra de Mestre Maribel del Carmen Parra de Mestre (born 24 August 1965) is a Venezuelan naval officer and oil company executive. She graduated 11th in her class from the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy and her naval career included experience in the f ...

(born 1965), Venezuelan naval officer and oil company executive *

Maribel Perez Wadsworth Maribel Perez Wadsworth is the 7th president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. She is the first woman to lead the foundation since its founding in 1950, succeeding Alberto Ibarguen in January 2024. Before joining the Knight ...

, American newspaper publisher *

Maribel Pineda Maribel Piñeda Calzadilla (born 29 April 1980) is a Venezuelan sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-spor ...

, Venezuelan Olympic sport shooter *

Maribel Riera Maribel Riera (born 7 January 1980) is a Venezuelan softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as B ...

(born 1980), Venezuelan softball player *

Maribel Rios Maribel Rios is a neuroscientist originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She received a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience from Boston University, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology from the Sackler ...

, Puerto Rican neuroscientist *

Maribel Rodríguez Maribel Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rodríguez served as member of the 22nd Senate of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. Rodríguez was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in the 2000 general ...

, Puerto Rican politician *

Maribel Romero Maribel Romero is a Spanish professor of linguistics at the University of Konstanz. In 2022, she was elected as a Member of the Academia Europaea. Education and honor Romero earned her Ph.D. in linguistics at University of Massachusetts Amhers ...

(born 1967), Spanish academic * Maribel Solis, Dominican Olympic synchronized swimmer *

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú (), is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Act ...

(born María Isabel Verdú Rollán in 1970), Spanish actress *

(1911-1961), American Olympic figure skater and coach and mother of skating champions Maribel Owen and Laurence Owen *

Maribel Zurita Maribel "Little Thunder" Zurita (born January 14, 1979) is an American boxer. She is the WIBA Light Flyweight World Champion and former IFBA Flyweight World Champion in women's boxing. She fights out of San Antonio, Texas and was trained by T ...

(born 1979), American boxer * Mother Maribel of Wantage (1887-1970), Anglican nun and artist

Maribelle

Maribelle Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1981, Maribelle performed two songs, "Marionette" and "Fantasie", in the Dutch Eurovision pre-selection, ...

(Marie Kwakman, born 1960), Dutch singer *

Maribelle Cormack Maribelle Cormack (1902–1984) was an American museum director, planetarium director, and author. She established the planetarium at the Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History in Providence, Rhode Island, which has since been named the ...

(1902–1984), American museum director, planetarium director, and author

Fictional characters

*Maribel, a fictional character from the video game ''Dragon Warrior VII'' {{given name Feminine given names Spanish feminine given names