Mehitabel \mehi-ta-bel\ as a girl's name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mehitabel is "God rejoices". Biblical name used by writer Don Marquis in his tales of the great friends "archy and mehitabel", a cockroach and a cat.

Mehitabel has 6 variant forms: Mahitable, Mehetabel, Mehitabelle, Mehitable, Hetty and Hitty.