[name]Zobel[/name] (Armenian)
[name]Isabeau[/name], [name]Isabelle[/name] (French)
[name]Isobel[/name], [name]Isobella[/name], [name]Isobelle[/name], [name]Isa[/name] ([name]German[/name])
[name]Isibeal[/name] (Hebrew)
Isibéal (Irish Gaelic)
[name]Isabella[/name] (Italian)
[name]Iza[/name], [name]Izabel[/name] (Polish)
[name]Izabele[/name], [name]Bela[/name], [name]Izabela[/name], [name]Izbel[/name], [name]Bella[/name] (Russian)
[name]Iseabail[/name], [name]Iseabal[/name], [name]Ishbel[/name] (Scottish)
[name]Isabelita[/name], [name]Ysabel[/name], [name]Ysabelle[/name], [name]Ysabella[/name] (Spanish)
1 [name]Isabel[/name]
2 [name]Isobel[/name]
3 [name]Isabelle[/name]
4 [name]Isabella[/name]
I don’t really like the “z” spellings and the Gaelic ones (Irish and Scottish) may run into pronunciation problems if you live in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name]. BTW - congrats on your engagement!
My favourite is [name]Isabel[/name], then I like [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Isabeau[/name].
I love [name]Isobel[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name]! I can’t decide which spelling I like better!
I like [name]Isabelle[/name]
The name’s a bit prissy, but [name]Isabeau[/name] and [name]Isobel[/name] are my preferences. Otherwise, I say embrace the ‘prissy’ and go with Isabellina [name]Priscilla[/name].
[name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Isobel[/name]
I like [name]Isobel[/name] and [name]Isabeau[/name]. My friend’s sister is called [name]Izabella[/name], and I have to admit it really appeals to me with the z.
There’s also Isbel, which I’m not sure the origin of, but it’s mentioned briefly in [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s All’s Well That Ends Well.
[name]Isibeal[/name] is Hebrew? I would have thought the Hebrew relation would be [name]Elisheva[/name], which is the name from which both [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name] are derived? It doesn’t seem authentic to me. Could be wrong though, or it could be a back-formation of people trying to import [name]Isabel[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name] to [name]Israel[/name] since it’s popular in Europe and [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name]?
Considering what [name]Queen[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] I of Castile did to the Jews though, I’d be surprised if it were all that popular as a Hebrew name if taken as separate from [name]Elisheva[/name]. I mentioned being okay with [name]Isabel[/name] to my mom and her head practically spun all the way around.
Anyhow, my favourite spellings are [name]Isabel[/name], [name]Ysabel[/name], [name]Isabelita[/name] is interesting in a way, and I’m quite fond of [name]Bella[/name] as a separate name altogether, more tied to “beautiful” or [name]Baila[/name] than anything to do with [name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Elizabeth[/name]'s meaning/background. [name]Bella[/name] is a family name for me - [name]Isabella[/name] is definitely not.
My five favorites are
- [name]Isabelle[/name]
- [name]Isabella[/name]
- [name]Isabeau[/name]
- [name]Isobel[/name]
- [name]Isabel[/name]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is my very favorite name for a girl. I love how streamlined and simple it looks. I don’t know why, but [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] looks kind of like a typo to me, though I know it’s the Scottish version. [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] are a bit too flowery for me, but [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is perfect.
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] seems like a cute nickname, but I’m not sure I’d use it. I prefer [name_f]Belle[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], but my favorite is easily [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]. Clean, simple and beautiful. I don’t like any of the ‘z’ spellings, but I love [name_u]Izzy[/name_u] as a nickname rather than [name_f]Bella[/name_f].
My hands-down favorite is [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]. Spunky and elegant, bouncy and sophisticated – [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] beats prissy [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] handily.