Isabel (/ˈɪz.ə.bɛl/) is a Romance-language given name. It is related to Isabelle (French, Dutch, German, Catalan, Provençal), Isabella (Italian), and the English Elizabeth.
This set of names is a southwestern European variant of the Hebrew name Elisheva, also represented in English and other western languages as Elizabeth. It first appeared in medieval Provençal as Elisabel. Guido Gómez de Silva states that these names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John the Baptist).
The variant form originated through the loss of the first syllable and the replacement of final /t/ with /l/ (as /t/ does not appear word-finally in standard Spanish). Both forms of the name exist concurrently in Italian (Isabella and Elisabetta) and French (Isabelle and Élisabeth). Both names have been borrowed into multiple other languages, giving rise to various local forms.
In 2013 Isabella was the tenth most popular name for girls in Australia.
Isabella d'Anjou (c. 1101/1107–1154), Abbess of Fontevrault, wife of William AdelinIsabella of England (1214 – December 1, 1241), daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême, wife of Frederick II Hohenstaufen "Stupor Mundi", Holy Roman EmperorIsabella of Antioch (13th century), regent of JerusalemIsabella of Mar (c. 1277–1296), first wife of Robert I of ScotlandPrincess Isabella of Armenia (died c. 1321)Princess Isabella of Portugal (1397–1471), wife and political advisor of Philip III, Duke of BurgundyIsabella, Duchess of Lorraine (1400–1453)Isabella of Bourbon (1436–1465), wife of Charles, Duke of BurgundyMarchioness Isabella d'Este (1474–1539), wife of Francesco II of GonzagaIsabella of Portugal (1503–1539), also known as Isabel of Aviz, consort of emperor Charles VIsabella Jagiellon (1519–1559), wife of John SzapolyaiInfanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (1566–1633), wife of Archduke Albert of AustriaIsabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, daughter of Pedro II of Brazil, abolished slavery in BrazilIsabelle, Comtesse de Paris (1911–2003)Princess Isabella of Denmark (born 2007)Isabel of Portugal (disambiguation)Saint Isabelle of France (1225–1270)Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231)Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336)Isabel Allende, Chilean author and niece of Salvador AllendeIsabel Bayrakdarian, Canadian-Armenian lyric sopranoIsabella Clark, wife of Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A. MacdonaldIsabel Godin des Odonais, traveler in the Amazon BasinIsabel Martínez de Perón, President of Argentina (1974–1976) and third wife of Juan PerónIshbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, authorIsabel Sanford, American actressIsabella Rossellini, Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and modelIsabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, supporter of Robert the BruceIsabella, a ship sunk in the Falkland Islands in 1813Isabel Island, one of the Visayan IslandsMount Ishbel, Alberta, CanadaIshbel Group, Western Canadian Sedimentary BasinSanibel Island, Florida, United States (derived from Spanish San Ybel<<Spanish Santa Isybella, variant of English "Saint Isabel")Hurricane Isabel
