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

Elisheba Elisheba (; (original) ) was the wife of Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. She was mentioned once in Exodus 6:23 in the Torah and the Old Testament. In the Torah In the book of Exodus, she was said to be ...

''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of

Isabella of Angoulême Isabella (, ; c. 1186/ 1188 – 4 June 1246) was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche from 1220 to 1246 as t ...

to the king of England. Today it is sometimes abbreviated to Isa.

Etymology

This set of names is a Spanish variant of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name

through Latin and Greek represented in English and other European languages as Elisabeth.

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An ''alethony ...

, ''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'' (''Etym ...

, 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 through

rebracketing Rebracketing (also known as resegmentation or metanalysis) is a process in historical linguistics where a word originally derived from one set of morphemes is broken down or bracketed into a different set. For example, '' hamburger'', originally ...

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 In grammar, an article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" ...

''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 (1451–1504), Queen of Castile and Léon (1474–1504), Queen consort of Aragon (1479–1504) *

Isabel Isabel is a female name of Iberian 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''). Arising in the 12th c ...

, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921) *

Isabel Aboy Isabel Alejandra Aboy Ferrer (born 4 May 1982) is a Spanish actress. She became known in 1995, at age 13, following her role in the successful Telecinco series ''Médico de familia'' (''Family Doctor'') playing María, the eldest daughter of ...

, Spanish actress *

Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as '' The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

, Chilean author and niece of

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until Death of Salvador Allende, his death in 1973 Chilean coup d'état, 1973. As a ...

Isabel Barrows (Katherine) Isabel Hayes Chapin Barrows (April 17, 1845 – October 24, 1913) was the first woman employed by the United States State Department. She worked as a stenographer for William H. Seward in 1868 while her husband, Samuel June Barrows ...

, American stenographer *

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian (; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an Armenian family, she moved to Canada as a ...

, Canadian-Armenian lyric soprano *

Isabel of Beaumont Isabel de Beaumont, Duchess of Lancaster, of the House of Brienne ( – 1361) was an English-French noblewoman. She was the youngest daughter and child of Henry de Beaumont, Earl of Buchan and Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan. Family Isab ...

, English noblewoman * Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain and Countess Zamoyska *

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 of Cambridge, English noblewoman and Countess of Essex *

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 Isabel Maria Cortesão Casimiro (born 14 January 1955) is a Mozambican sociologist, women's rights activist, and a former politician. She is a professor at the Centre of African Studies, Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique. She is a ...

, Mozambican sociologist *

Isabel Cleghorn Isabel Cleghorn LLA (14 March 1852 – 4 December 1922) was a British educationist and suffragist. She was the headteacher at Heeley which is now part of Sheffield and she was the first woman President of the National Union of Teachers in 19 ...

, British educationist and suffragist *

Isabel of Coimbra Infanta Isabel of Coimbra (Isabella of Portugal) (1 March 1432 – 2 December 1455) was a Portuguese infanta and Queen of Portugal This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, ...

, Portuguese infanta and Queen of Portugal *

Isabel Cowe Isabel Cowe (1 December 1867–3 January 1931) was a Scottish suffragist, campaigner for the local Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and boarding house owner. She was nicknamed the "Provost of St Abbs". Early life Cowe was born in ...

, Scottish suffragist * Isabel Maria de Alcântara, Brazilian noblewoman and Duchess of Goiás * Isabel de Clare, Anglo-Norman noblewoman and 4th Countess of Pembroke *

Isabel de Castro Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. Biography She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon ...

, Portuguese actress * Isabel de Forz, English noblewoman and 8th Countess of Devon *

Isabel de Herédia Isabel, Duchess of Braganza (''née'' Isabel Inês de Castro Curvello de Herédia; born 22 November 1966) is a Portuguese noblewoman and wife of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the defunct Portuguese throne. Born into th ...

, Portuguese businesswoman and Duchess of Braganza *

Isabel de Santa Rita Vás Maria Isabel de Santa Rita Vás is an Indian author, playwright, theatre director and teacher. She is the founder of the Mustard Seed Art Company (an amateur theatre group from Goa) and has been associated from its inception with the Positive P ...

, Indian author, playwright, theatre director and teacher *

Isabel Pinto de Vidal Isabel Pinto de Vidal (Montevideo, December 13, 1885 1969) was a Uruguayan feminist lawyer and politician, and a member of the Colorado Party. Pinto de Vidal was a founding member of the National Women's Council of Uruguay''(Consejo Nacional de ...

, Uruguayan feminist lawyer and politician *

Isabel de Villena Isabel de Villena (c.1430-Valencia, Crown of Aragon, 1490) was the illegitimate child of Enrique de Villena by an unknown noblewoman who rose to become the abbess of the Real Monasterio de la Trinidad of Valencia. As the first major female writ ...

, Aragonese writer of religious treaties *

Isabel de Warenne Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Arundel (c. 1228 – 23 November 1282) was an English peer. She was widowed when she was about 17 years old, with a large estate, upon which she founded a Cistercian order convent, England's only convent to be Cis ...

, English noblewoman and Countess of Arundel *

, English noblewoman and Countess of Surrey *

Isabel de Madariaga Isabel Margaret de Madariaga (27 August 1919 – 16 June 2014) was a British historian who specialised on Russia in the 18th century and Catherine the Great. She published six books on Russia and is credited for changing the perception of Cather ...

, British historian *

Isabel del Puerto Isabel del Puerto (born Elisabeth von Hortenau; August 7, 1921 – March 13, 2014) was an Austrian-born Mexican-American model, actress, dancer, writer, photojournalist and entrepreneur. Biography Early life Del Puerto was born Elisabeth vo ...

, Mexican-American actress * Isabel Derungs, Swiss snowboarder * Isabel Dias also known as Bartira among other names, Brazilian and Amerindian figure *

Isabel dos Santos Isabel Kukanova dos Santos (; born 20 April 1973) is an Angolan businesswoman, the eldest child of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. As early as 2013 ''Forbes'' described how dos Santo ...

, Angolan businesswoman *

Isabel Elizabeth Francis On 11 January 2022, 30-year-old Isabel Elizabeth Francis, who was 15 weeks pregnant with a daughter, was stabbed to death by her 33-year-old husband, David Brian Chow Kwok-Hun (), inside their Ang Mo Kio flat. Chow, who was arrested and indicted ...

(1991–2022), Singaporean murder victim * Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer *

Isabel Fillardis Isabel Cristina Teodoro Fillardis (born August 3, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress and model. Career Fillardis began her career as a model at age 11, and at 15 she became a professional model. Two years later, at the i ...

, Brazilian actress *

Isabel Godin des Odonais Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728 in Riobamba, Viceroyalty of Peru, now in Ecuador – 28 September 1792 in Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher, France) was an 18th-century woman who became separated from her husband in South America by colonial politics, ...

, traveler in the Amazon Basin *

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 ...

, Filipino actress *

Isabel Ge Mahe Isabel Ge Mahe (; born 1973) is a Chinese businesswoman, currently working for Apple Inc. as the company's vice president and managing director of Greater China. Early life and education Isabel Ge Mahe was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, in ...

, Chinese businesswoman *

Isabel Gemio Isabel Gemio Cardoso (born 5 January 1961) is a Spanish journalist and radio and television presenter. She was married to a Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Is ...

, Spanish television presenter *

Isabel Getty Isabel Getty (born November 11, 1993) is a British-American singer, visual artist and curator. 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 M ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Isabel Hardman Isabel Hardman, Lady Walney (born 5 May 1986), is a British political journalist and the assistant editor of ''The Spectator''. In 2015, she was named Journalist of the Year at the Political Studies Association's annual awards. Early life Born i ...

, British journalist *

Isabel Hardwich Isabel Helen Hardwich (; 19 September 191919 February 1987) was an English electrical engineer, an expert in photometry, and fellow and president of the Women's Engineering Society. Early life and education Isabel Helen Cox was born on 19 S ...

, British electrical engineer *

Isabel Hodgson Isabel Hodgson (born 12 May 1996) is an Australian soccer player, who is a defender (association football), defender and currently serves as captain for A-League Women team Adelaide United FC (A-League Women), Adelaide United. She also plays in ...

, Australian soccer player *

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(1441–1476), English noblewoman *

Isabel Jesus Isabel Jesus (born 26 April 1970) is a former Portuguese rower. She was part of the Portuguese squad which competed in the pararowing at 2005 World Rowing Championships The 2005 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that ...

(born 1970), Portuguese rower *

Isabel Jean Jones Isabel Jean Jones was an English-born South African consumer journalist, best known for her consumer rights programme ''Fair Deal''. She died in Johannesburg on 11 March 2008, after being admitted to the hospital on 7 March 2008. She had previous ...

, English-born South African consumer journalist * Isabel Lamberti, Dutch film director * Isabel Stevens Lathrop, American singer *

Isabel Güell i López Isabel María Francisca de Paula Luisa Clementina Güell y López (Barcelona, November 23, 1872 - Barcelona, May 8, 1956), Marquess of Castelldosrius, was a Spanish composer of religious music#Christian music, religious works, as well as a piano, p ...

, Spanish composer, pianist, organist *

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 Wiseler-Santos Lima, Portuguese-born Luxembourgish politician * Isabel Mendes Lopes (born 1982), Portuguese politician *

Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australians, Australian actress, environmentalist and Model (person), model. She is best known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' (2003–06), ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), ''Daybreake ...

, Australian actress and model *

Isabel Macedo María Isabel Macedo (born August 2, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer. She was the First Lady of Salta Province from September 24, 2016 until December 10, 2019. Biography María Isabel Macedo was born in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argent ...

, Argentine actress *

Isabel Marant Isabel Marant (born 12 April 1967) is a French fashion designer, owner of the eponymous fashion brand. She won the Award de la Mode (1997), the Whirlpool Award for best female designer (1998), ''Fashion Designer of the Year'' at British ''Glamour' ...

, French fashion designer * Isabel May, American actress * Isabel McCorkindale, Australian temperance activist *

Isabel Briggs Myers Isabel Briggs Myers (born Isabel Briggs; October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980) was an American writer who co-created the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs. The MBTI is one of the most-often used personality ...

, American writer who co-created the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test *

Isabel Neville Lady Isabel Neville (5 September 1451 – 22 December 1476) was the elder daughter and co-heiress of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the ''Kingmaker'' of the Wars of the Roses), and Anne de Beauchamp, suo jure 16th Countess of Warwick ...

, English noblewoman and Duchess of Clarence * Isabel Newstead (1955–2007), British paralympic athlete *

Isabel Nicholas Isabel Nicholas (10 July 1912 – 27 January 1992), also known at various times as Isabel Delmer, Isabel Lambert, and Isabel Rawsthorne was a British Painting, painter, Scenic design, scenery and Costume design, costume designer, and occasional ...

, British painter and costume designer * Isabel Nkavadeka, 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, Nicho ...

, Irish artist *

Isabel Oli Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress. Background Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of S ...

, Filipino actress *

Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer (23 July 1901Funeraria Jackie Oliver. Museum. Avenida Las Americas, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. – 4 January 1974), better known as "Isabel la Negra", was a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican brothel owner and Procu ...

(1901–1974), Puerto Rican brothel owner * Isabel Ordaz, Spanish actress *

Isabel Pantoja María Isabel Pantoja Martín (; born August 2, 1956) is a Spanish singer. She was born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, mostly of '' copla'' genre, ...

, 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 *

Isabel Weld Perkins Isabel Anderson (March 29, 1876 – November 3, 1948), , was a Boston heiress, author, and society hostess who left a legacy to the public that includes a park and two museums. Life Early life Born at 284 Marlborough Street in Boston's B ...

, American heiress, author, and society hostess *

Isabel Perón Isabel Martínez de Perón (, born María Estela Martínez Cartas; 4 February 1931) is an Argentine politician who served as the 41st president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the List of elected and appointed female heads of s ...

President of Argentina The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of go ...

(1974–1976) and third wife of

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and Statesman (politician), statesman who served as the History of Argentina (1946-1955), 29th president of Argentina from 1946 to Revolución Libertad ...

Isabel Pires Isabel Cristina Rua Pires (born 21 June 1990) is a Portugal, Portuguese politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the Left Bloc (Portugal), ...

(born 1990), Portuguese politician * Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Viseu and natural daughter of King

Ferdinand I of Portugal Ferdinand I (; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome () or occasionally the Inconstant (), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. He was also briefly made King of Galicia, in 1369 (a claim whi ...

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. E ...

(born 1968), French politician *

Isabel Abraham Ross Isabel Abraham Ross (, 22 August 1885 – 29 October 1964) was a British teacher, suffragist, pacifist and biographer. She campaigned in England and Kenya. Early life Ross was born Isabel Abraham in Garston, Liverpool in 1885. She was from a ...

(1885–1964), British teacher, suffragist, pacifist and biographer *

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 Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms ''All in the Fam ...

, American actress * Isabel Seymour, British suffragette and politician *

Isabel Giberne Sieveking Isabel Giberne Sieveking (c. 1857 – 30 March 1936) was a British suffragette, historian and writer. Early life Sieveking was born in 1857 in Epsom, Surrey, and was raised as a devout Catholic. She was the youngest of the four children born t ...

(1857–1936), British suffragette, historian and writer *

Isabel Toledo Isabel Toledo (born Maria Isabel Izquierdo; April 9, 1960 – August 26, 2019) was a Cuban-American fashion designer based in New York City. She was widely recognized in the fashion industry for her attention to craftsmanship and the "sophisticate ...

(1961–2019), Cuban-American fashion designer * Isabel Waidner, German-British writer and cultural theorist *

Isabel Wilkerson Isabel Wilkerson (born 1961) is an American journalist and the author of '' The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration'' (2010) and '' Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'' (2020). She is the first woman of African-A ...

, American journalist *

Isabel Bras Williamson Isabel Bras Williamson (–), was a Scottish merchant, who was known as one of the most prominent female merchants in late medieval Scotland. Life Isabel Bras was born around 1430 and was probably the daughter of Simon Bras () of Edinburgh. Sh ...

(fl. 1430 – 1493), Scottish merchant * Isabel Wolff, British novelist

Individuals named Isabelle

Isabelle of Luxembourg Isabelle of Luxembourg (c. 1247–1298) was a countess consort of Flanders and a marquise consort of Namur by marriage to Guy of Dampierre. Life She was the daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Isabelle was a member of the Hou ...

(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 ...

Princess Isabelle (disambiguation) Princess Isabelle may refer to: * Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003), Countess of Paris * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961) (1878–1961), a member of the French Orleanist royal family * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1 ...

Isabelle Abiera Isabelle Abiera Collins, professionally known as Max Collins, (born August 28, 1992) is an American born Filipino actress and model. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. Early life Collins was born in California. Her mother is ...

(born 1992), a Filipina actress and model *

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards and a Lumière Award, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. ...

(born 1955), a French film actress and singer *

Isabelle Antena Isabelle Antena (born 28 May 1960) is a French singer and songwriter, and founder of the electro- samba group ''Antena''. Biography Isabelle Antena is a bossa nova and samba-inflected nu jazz and electropop artist. She was a founding member o ...

, 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). S ...

(born 1970), a Belgian female freestyle swimmer * Isabelle Aubret (born 1938), a French singer * Isabelle Autissier (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 (born 1975), a French snowboarder and Olympic champion * Isabelle Boulay (born 1972), a francophone Canadian pop singer * Isabelle Boulogne (born 1971), a French sprint canoer * Isabelle Brasseur (born 1970), a Canadian figure skater * Isabelle Breitman (born 1959), a French actress and director * Isabelle von Bueltzingsloewen (born 1964), a French academic and historian * Isabelle Buret, a French telecommunications and space science engineer * Isabelle Le Callennec (born 1966), French politician * Isabel Calvimontes (1790–1855), a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot; one of the Patricias Argentinas * Isabelle Carbonell, a Belgio-Uruguayan documentary photographer and filmmaker * Isabelle Caro, a French model suffering from severe anorexia nervosa * Isabelle Carré (born 1971), a French actress * Isabelle Champmoreau (born 1974), a New Caledonian politician * Isabelle Charest (born 1971), a Canadian short track speed skater * Isabelle Chartrand (born 1978), a Canadian ice hockey player * Isabelle Cheng (born 1970), an intelligence agent * Isabelle Collin Dufresne (aka Ultra Violet, 1935–2014), a French-American artist * Isabelle Corey (1939–2011), a French film actress * Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (born 1952), a French lawyer * Isabelle Daniels (1937–2017), 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 (c.1212–??), a French noblewoman * Isabelle Debré (born 1957), a member of the Senate of France * Isabelle Delobel (born 1978), a French figure skater * Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991), a Canadian composer, pianist and music educator * Isabelle de Meulan (c. 1148 – 1220), a French noblewoman * Isabelle Demongeot (born 1966), a former French professional tennis player * Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832), a Swiss novelist and translator * Isabelle Despres, a French slalom canoer * Isabelle Devaluez (born 1966), a French discus thrower * Isabelle Diks (born 1965), a Dutch GreenLeft politician * Isabelle Dinoire (born 1967), the first person to undergo a partial face transplant * Isabelle Duchesnay (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 (1877–1904), a Swiss-Algerian explorer and writer * Isabelle Ferron (born 1967), an actress in both film and stage * Isabelle Fijalkowski (born 1972), a French basketball player * Isabelle Flory, a French violinist * Isabelle Jane Foulkes (1970–2001), Anglo-Welsh artist, textile designer and disability campaigner * Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), an American teen actress * Isabelle Gatti de Gamond (1839–1905), an Italo-Belgian educationalist, feminist and politician * Isabelle Goldenson (1920–2005), American lobbyist and philanthropist * Isabelle Guyon (born 1961), French-born researcher in machine learning * Isabelle Haak (born 1999), Swedish volleyball player * Isabelle Bowen Henderson (1899–1969), American painter and floriculturist * 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 Kridluar (1954–2018), Inuk artist who lived by Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada * Isabelle LaMal (1886–1952), an American film actress * Michel Fourniret#Murders, Isabelle Laville (died 1987), French murder victim * 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 * Lady Isabel Manners (1918–2008), British socialite * Isabelle Mercier (born 1975), a Canadian professional poker player * Isabelle E. Merry (1907–2000), 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 Périgault (born 1971), French politician * Isabelle Pieman (born 1983), Belgian figure skater * Isabelle Pinson (1769–1855), French genre painter and portraitist * 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 (1928–2017), 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 Thompson (1891–1946), Hawaiian-American teacher and politician * 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 Vandre (born 1989), German 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), 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 * Isabel Hoffman, American Girl character * 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 * Isabel Fernandez, fictional character in the book ''Refugee (Gratz novel), Refugee'' * Isabelle Lightwood, fictional character in ''The Mortal Instruments'' series and ''Shadowhunters'' TV series based on the novel * Isabelle Palmer, American Girl character * 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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Etymology

Notable individuals

Individuals named Isabelle

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