Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''

Elisabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

'' (ultimately Hebrew ''

Elisheva Elisheba (; ) was the wife of the Israelite prophet Aaron, who was the elder brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was said to be a daughter of Amminadab from the Tribe of Judah, and a sister ...

''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England. Today sometimes abbreviated to Isa.

Etymology

This set of names is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Elisheba through Latin and Greek represented in English and other western languages as

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics. Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron, was a director of studies at the École des hautes études. Works * ''L'argot des poilus; di ...

, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par

Marie-Thérèse Morlet Marie-Thérèse Morlet (Guise, Aisne, November 18, 1913 - July 9, 2005) was a French scholar (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS. Her publications include ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (''Et ...

, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 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 with (as does not appear word-finally in standard Spanish).Hanks, Patrick und Flavia Hodges. ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press, 1996, p.166. Elisabeth was understood in Spain as a name with the masculine definite article ''el'' "the", that is to say ''*El Isabeth'', from it, the short form ''*Isabeth'' where the final ''-el'' was substituted to ''-eth'', both for aesthetical reasons or feminization, or the entire syllable ''-bel'' was substituted to ''-beth'', by analogy with ''bella'' "pretty, beautiful".

Notable individuals

Isabel I Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as Queen consort of Aragon from 1479 until 1504 by ...

(1451–1504), Queen of Castile and

Léon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

(1474–1504), Queen consort of

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

(1479–1504) * Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921) * Isabel Aboy, Spanish actress * Isabel Allende, Chilean author and niece of Salvador Allende * Isabel Bayrakdarian, Canadian-Armenian lyric soprano *

Isabel Carrasco Isabel Carrasco Lorenzo (4 March 1955 – 12 May 2014) was a Spanish politician of the People's Party. Carrasco served in the Senate of Spain between 2003 and 2007. At the time of her death, Carrasco was the head of the government in the northw ...

, Spanish politician * Isabel Casimiro, Mozambican sociologist * Isabel Cleghorn (1852–1922), British educationist and suffragist * Isabel de Castro, Portuguese actress * Isabel de Madariaga, British historian * Isabel del Puerto, Mexican-American actress * Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer * Isabel Fillardis, Brazilian actress * Isabel Godin des Odonais, traveler in the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...

Isabel Granada Isabella Villarama Granada (; March 9, 1976 – November 4, 2017) was a Filipino actress and singer. Early life and education Isabel Granada was the daughter of Humberto ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer, and Isabel Villarama, a S ...

, Filipino actress *

Isabel Ge Mahe Isabel Ge Mahe (; born 1973/1974) is a Chinese businesswoman, and a vice president of Apple Inc., and managing director and head of its Greater China region. Career Before joining Apple, Mahe was vice president of wireless Software engineering at ...

, Chinese businesswoman *

Isabel Gemio Isabel Gemio Cardoso (born January 5, 1961 in Alburquerque, Badajoz) is a Spanish journalist and radio and television presenter. She was married to a Cuban sculptor ( Julio Nilo Manrique Roldán) and has a biological son and an adopted son.

, Spanish television presenter *

Isabel Getty Isabel Getty (born November 11, 1993) is an American singer, visual artist and socialite. She is the lead singer of the London-based rock band Jean Marlow. Early life and family Isabel Getty is the daughter of Christopher Getty and Pia Miller ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Isabel Graham Bryce Dame Isabel Graham Bryce ( Isabella Lorrain Smith; 30 April 1902 – 29 April 1997) was a British public servant. She was at first an investigator for the Industrial Fagitue Research before going to become HM inspector of factories. Bryce worked ...

, British public servant *

Isabel Leonard Isabel Leonard (born February 18, 1982) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City. She is of Argentine ancestry on her mother's side. Education Leonard was born in New York City. For five years she sang with the Manhattan S ...

, American opera singer * Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model * Isabel Macedo, Argentine actress *

Isabel Perón Isabel Martínez de Perón (, born María Estela Martínez Cartas, 4 February 1931), also known as Isabelita, is an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads ...

President of Argentina The president of Argentina ( es, Presidente de Argentina), officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Presidente de la Nación Argentina), is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Ar ...

(1974–1976) and third wife of

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...

Isabel May Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba, Elisheva''), Arising in ...

, American actress *

Isabel McCorkindale Isabella McCorkindale (1885–1971), known as Isabel McCorkindale, was a Scottish-born Australian temperance, suffrage and women's rights activist. She was a leader in both the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Australasia (WCTUA) and the ...

, Australian temperance activist *

Isabel Nkavadeka Isabel Manuel Nkavadeka is a Mozambican politician. She is a member of FRELIMO and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique in 1999 from the Cabo Delgado Province. In 2004, she was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament ...

, Mozambican politician *

Isabel Nolan Isabel Nolan is an Irish contemporary artist who works with sculpture, textile, photographs, and text. Nolan lives and works in Dublin. Work Nolan, according to a review of her work in Frieze Magazine, works similarly to Eva Berendes, Nichol ...

, Irish artist * Isabel Oli, Filipino actress * Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer (1901–1974), Puerto Rican brothel owner *

Isabel Ordaz Isabel Ordaz Luengo (born 11 March 1957) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1982. She won the Silver St. George for Best Actress for her role in '' Chevrolet'' at the 20th Moscow Internation ...

, Spanish actress * Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer *

Isabel Parra Violeta Isabel Cereceda Parra (born 29 September 1939), better known as Isabel Parra, is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore. Early years Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in ...

, Chilean singer-songwriter *

Isabelle Rauch Isabelle Rauch (born 10 August 1968) is a French politician of Horizons (Ensemble) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the ninth constituency of the department of Moselle. ...

(born 1968), French politician *

Isabel Ruth Isabel Ruth (born 6 April 1940) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1963. She starred in '' River of Gold'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmog ...

, Portuguese actress * Isabel Sanford, American actress * Isabel Toledo (1961–2019), Cuban-American fashion designer *

Isabel Hooks Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba, Elisheva''), Arising in ...

(born 2001), Namibian graphic designer

Individuals named Isabelle

Isabella of France (disambiguation) Isabella of France (c. 1295 – 1358), was the daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre, queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III of England. Isabella of France (or Isabelle, etc.) may also refer to: *Saint Isabel ...

, a disambiguation page * Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298), a daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Margaret of Bar *

Isabelle of Orléans (disambiguation) Isabelle of Orléans or Isabelle d'Orléans may refer to: * Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans (1646-1696), Duchess of Alençon and Angoulême * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961), member of the French Orleanist royal family and by marriage D ...

, a disambiguation page * Princess Isabelle (disambiguation), a disambiguation page *

Isabelle Abiera Isabelle Abiera Collins-Magno (born 28 August 1992), professionally known as Max Collins, is a Filipino-American actress and model. Early life Collins was born in California. Her mother is a Filipino who is from Kalibo, Aklan. Her father is an ...

(born 1992), a Filipina actress and model * Isabelle Adjani (born 1955), a French film actress and singer * Isabelle Antena, a French singer *

Isabelle Arnould Isabelle Arnould (born 6 December 1970) is a retired female freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Belgium. Arnould was born in Liège, and represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul, South Korea (1988 ...

(born 1970), a retired Belgian female freestyle swimmer * Isabelle Aubret (born 1938), a French singer *

Isabelle Autissier Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition ( BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochel ...

(born 1956), a French sailor, navigator, writer and broadcaster * Isabelle Amyes (born 1950), an English actress * Isabelle Blais, a Canadian actress and musician *

Isabelle Blanc Isabelle Blanc (born 25 July 1975) is a French snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capita ...

(born 1975), a French snowboarder and Olympic champion *

Isabelle Boulay Isabelle Boulay, (born 6 July 1972) is a French Canadian singer. Biography Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied litera ...

(born 1972), a francophone Canadian pop singer *

Isabelle Boulogne Isabelle Boulogne (born May 3, 1971 in Épernay) is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on t ...

(born 1971), a French sprint canoer *

Isabelle Brasseur Isabelle Brasseur, (born July 28, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her partner, Lloyd Eisler, she won two Olympic medals and the 1993 World Championships. Personal life Brasseur was born on July 28, 1970, in Kingsbury, Q ...

(born 1970), a Canadian figure skater *

Isabelle Breitman Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Za ...

(born 1959), a French actress and director *

Isabelle von Bueltzingsloewen Isabelle von Bueltzingsloewen (born 1964) is a French historian. She specializes in the history of public health and medical treatment. She is a professor of contemporary history at the Lumière University Lyon 2. She is a member of the Bültzing ...

(born 1964), a French academic and historian *

Isabelle Buret Isabelle Buret (née Urbin) is a French engineer specializing in telecommunications and astronautics. She was named a Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honor in 2012. Life and work Isabelle Buret graduated from Télécom ParisTech ...

, a French telecommunications and space science engineer *

Isabelle Le Callennec Isabelle Le Callennec (born 14 October 1966) is a French politician who represented Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS ...

(born 1966), French politician *

Isabel Calvimontes Isabel Calvimontes (November 19, 1790 – December 20, 1855) was a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot who participated in Buenos Aires society at the service of the May Revolution and in the early years of the emancipatory movement. She is one of the ...

(1790-1855), a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot; one of the Patricias Argentinas * Isabelle Carbonell, a Belgio-Uruguayan documentary photographer and filmmaker *

Isabelle Caro Isabelle Caro Rosenbohm (12 September 1982 – 18 November 2010) was a French model and actress from Marseille, France, who became well known after appearing in a controversial advertising campaign "No Anorexia" which showed Caro with vertebr ...

, a French model suffering from severe anorexia nervosa *

Isabelle Carré Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six ti ...

(born 1971), a French actress *

Isabelle Champmoreau Isabelle Champmoreau (born February 19, 1975) is a New Caledonian politician who serves as the Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia. She is a member of The Rally-UMP, and served in the government of Harold Martin. She is a teacher ...

(born 1974), a New Caledonian politician *

Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest (born January 3, 1971 in Rimouski, Quebec) is a Canadian athlete and politician.Isabelle Chartrand (born 1978), a Canadian ice hockey player *

Isabelle Cheng Isabelle Cheng (), also known as Cheng Nian-tzu, was an intelligence agent for the National Security Bureau (Republic of China), National Security Bureau of Taiwan. She came to public attention when her relationship with Donald Keyser, an offici ...

(born 1970), an intelligence agent *

Isabelle Collin Dufresne Isabelle Collin Dufresne (6 September 1935 – 14 June 2014), known professionally as Ultra Violet, was a French-American artist, author, and both a colleague of Andy Warhol and one of his so-called Superstars. Earlier in her career, she worked ...

(aka Ultra Violet, born 1935), a French-American artist *

Isabelle Corey Isabelle Corey (29 May 1939 – 6 February 2011) was a French actress and model. Corey started modeling in Paris in her teens for magazines such as ''Jardin des Modes'', ''Elle'' and ''Madame Figaro''. She was discovered in the Latin Quarter, wh ...

(born 1939), a French film actress *

Isabelle Coutant-Peyre Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (born in 1952) is a French lawyer engaged to Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the international terrorist better known as "Carlos" or "Carlos the Jackal". She represented Zacarias Moussaoui early on during his imprisonment, while ...

(born 1952), a French lawyer * Isabelle Daniels (born 1937), an American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres * Isabelle de Charrière (1740–1805), a Dutch-born writer of the Enlightenment * Isabelle de Craon (1212-), a French noblewoman *

Isabelle Debré Isabelle Debré (born 23 May 1957 in Lisieux, Calvados) was a member of the Senate of France from 2004 to 2017. A member of The Republicans Party, she represented the Hauts-de-Seine department, in Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; lit ...

(born 1957), a member of the Senate of France *

Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel (born 17 June 1978) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion, and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion. Delobel and Schoenfelder r ...

(born 1978), a French figure skater *

Isabelle Delorme Isabelle Delorme (4 November 1900 – 20 February 1991) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and music educator. As a composer, her works are lyrical in nature and follow more traditional ideas of harmony as opposed to the avant-garde music that was ...

(1900–1991), a Canadian composer, pianist and music educator *

Isabelle de Meulan Isabelle de Meulan, Dame de Mayenne, Dame de Craon (c. 1148 – 10 May 1220) was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan. Isabelle married twice; firstly to Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenn ...

(c. 1148 – 1220), a French noblewoman *

Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled further ...

(born 1966), a former French professional tennis player * Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832), a Swiss novelist and translator *

Isabelle Despres Isabelle Despres (born 8. August 1973) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham Nottingham ( , ...

, a French slalom canoer *

Isabelle Devaluez Isabelle Devaluez (born 17 March 1966 in Grenoble, Isère) is a retired female discus thrower from France, who competed in the discus contest at the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended u ...

(born 1966), a retired French discus thrower * Isabelle Diks (born 1965), a Dutch GreenLeft politician *

Isabelle Dinoire Isabelle Dinoire (3 February 1967 – 22 April 2016) was a French woman who was the first person to undergo a partial face transplant, after her Labrador retriever cross breed mauled her in May 2005. She underwent a 15-hour operation in November ...

(born 1967), the first person to undergo a partial face transplant *

Isabelle Duchesnay Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963 in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of her career. With her brother Paul Duchesnay, she is the 1991 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver med ...

(born 1963), an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France * Isabelle Durant (born 1954), a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party *

Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager, Eberhardt, educated in Switzerland by her father, published short stories under a male pseudonym. She became interested ...

(1877–1904), a Swiss -Algerian explorer and writer * Isabelle Ferron (born 1967), an actress in both film and stage * Isabelle Fijalkowski (born 1972), a retired French basketball player * Isabelle Flory, a French violinist * Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), an American teen actress * Isabelle Gatti de Gamond (1839–1905), an Italo-Belgian educationalist, feminist and politician * Isabelle Goldenson (-2005) * Isabelle Guyon (born 1961), French-born researcher in machine learning * Isabelle Haak (born 1999), Swedish volleyball player * Isabelle Holland (1920–2002), an author of children and adult fiction books * Isabelle Huppert (born 1953), a French actress * Isabelle Keith (1898–1979), an American actress * Isabelle LaMal (1886–1952), an American film actress * Isabelle Lendl (born 1991), an American amateur golfer * Isabelle Li, Singaporean table tennis player * Isabelle Liberman (1918–1990), an American psychologist * Isabelle Lucas (1927–1997), a Canadian-born British actress and singer * Isabelle Mancini (born 1967), a French cross country skier * Isabelle Mercier (born 1975), a Canadian professional poker player * Isabelle E. Merry (1908-2002), Australian Congregational minister and chaplain * Isabelle Mir (born 1949), a French former Alpine skier * Isabelle Morneau (born 1976), a defender on the Canada women's national soccer team * Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (born 1966), a French athlete * Isabelle Nanty (born 1962), a French actress and film director * Isabelle Nylander (born 1990), a Swedish figure skater * Isabelle Pasco (born 1966), a French actress and model * Isabelle Pasquet (born 1962), member of the Senate of France * Isabelle Pearson (born 1981), Canadian judoka * Isabelle Peretz, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Montreal * Isabelle Pieman (born 1983), Belgian figure skater * Isabelle Poulenard (born 1961), French soprano * Isabelle Rampling (born 1985), Canadian synchronized swimmer * Isabelle Rezazadeh, also known as Rezz, a Canadian DJ and record producer * Isabelle Romée (1377–1458), the mother of Joan of Arc * Isabelle Sadoyan (born 1928), French actress * Isabelle Sandy (1884–1975), French poet and writer * Isabelle Schad (born 1970), German dancer and choreographer * Isabelle Severino (born 1980), French gymnast and actress * Isabelle Simonis (born 1967), Belgian politician from the Socialist Party * Isabelle Stengers (born 1949), Belgian philosopher and the daughter of the historian Jean Stengers *Isabelle Stoehr (born 1979), French professional squash player * Isabelle Stone, (1868-1944), American physicist * Isabelle Story (1887–1970), American writer and editor * Isabelle Turcotte Baird (born 1970), Canadian athlete * Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), American stage actress * Isabelle Vasseur (born 1959), member of the National Assembly of France *Isabelle Valentin (born 1962), French politician * Isabelle Vengerova (1877–1956), a Russian-born American pianist and music teacher * Isabelle Wendling (born 1971), a French handball player * Isabelle Wéry, a Belgian actress and writer * Izzy Westbury, Isabelle Westbury (born 1990), an English cricketer * Isabelle White (1894–1972), a British diver * Isabelle Yacoubou (born 1986), is a French of Bénin origin professional basketball player

Fictional characters

* Isabelle Andersson, fictional character in the Sune (book series), Sune book series, Sune's younger sister * Isabelle Kruger, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2005 film ''La Boîte noire, The Black Box'' * Isabelle (comics), a Belgian comic book series * Isabelle of Cornwall, the mother of Tristan in Arthurian legend * Isabelle Lightwood, fictional character in ''The Mortal Instruments'' series and ''Shadowhunters'' TV series based on the novel. * Isabelle Tyler, a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series ''The 4400'' * Isabelle (Animal Crossing), an anthropomorphic dog character who was introduced as the mayor's assistant in the Nintendo 3DS game title ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''

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