What does Tabella mean?

Learn the story behind Tabella, the Catholic social network connecting faithful with their communities. Inspired by the Latin word for 'small board,'.

In short, Tabella is a Latin word that means “small board” or “writing tablet” or “picture.”

I have always been a fan of short and unique names for applications. When it came to naming what is now known as Tabella, I became very frustrated with the process as nothing felt right.

Around the same time that I attended my first Latin Mass at Star of the Sea Catholic Church in San Francisco, I had a realization that the name needed to be a Latin word, to point toward the beauty of the Roman Catholic Church’s origins.

Tabella: In gen., a small board, a little table or tablet

S. C. de Bacch. Corp. I. R. 196

Given that our application is a social network for Catholics to write and communicate with their parishes, the name seemed perfect.

In short, Tabella is a Latin word that means “small board” or “writing tablet” or “picture.”

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