Isobel, is the Scottish form of the female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew
Elisheba
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 of ...
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Isobel is a feminine given name. People named Isobel include:
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Isobel of Huntingdon
Isobel of Huntingdon (1199–1251), also known as Isobel the Scot, was the younger daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, grandson of David I of Scotland, by his marriage to Matilda of Chester.
She married Robert Bruce, 4th Lord ...
(1199-1251), Scottish royalty
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Isobel Baillie
Isobel Baillie, (9 March 189524 September 1983), ''née'' Isabella Douglas Baillie, was a Scottish soprano. She made a local success in Manchester, where she was brought up, and in 1923 made a successful London debut. Her career, encouraged by ...
(1895-1983), Scottish operatic soprano
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Isobel Barnett
Isobel, Lady Barnett (born Isobel Morag Marshall; 30 June 1918 – 20 October 1980), popularly known as Lady Isobel Barnett, was a Scottish radio and television personality, who had her highest profile during the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life
B ...
(1918-1980), British radio and television personality
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Isobel Buchanan
Isobel Buchanan (born 15 March 1954) is a Scottish operatic soprano.
Early life and career
Isobel Buchanan was born in 1954 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1971, aged 17, she received a scholarship to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, whe ...
(born 1954), Scottish operatic soprano
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Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell (born 27 April 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist. She rose to prominence at age nineteen as a member of the indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, but left the group to pursue a solo career, first as The Gentle Waves ...
(born 1976), Scottish singer, formerly with Belle and Sebastian
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Isobel Lilian Gloag
Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917) was an English painter, known for her oil and watercolour portraits, as well as posters and stained-glass designs.
Biography
Gloag was born in London, the daughter of Scottish parents from Perthshire. Her early ...
(1865–1917), English painter
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Isobel Gowdie
Isobel Gowdie was a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn during 1662. Scant information is available about her age or life and, although she was probably executed in line with the usual practice, it is uncertain whet ...
, Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662
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Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women.
Early years
Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Chesterton, C ...
(1893-1981), English actress
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Isobel Joyce
Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish former cricketer. She played as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 79 One Day Internationals and 55 Twenty20 Internationals for ...
(born 1983), Irish cricketer
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Isobel Loutit (1909–2009), Canadian statistician
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Isobel Miller Kuhn
Isobel Selina Miller Kuhn, born Isobel Selina Miller, aka, "Belle" (December 17, 1901 – March 20, 1957), known as Isobel Kuhn, was a Canadian Christian missionary to the Lisu people of Yunnan Province, China, and northern Thailand. She served wi ...
(1901-1957), Canadian missionary
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Isobel Lennart
Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an award-winning American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway musical '' Funny Girl'' which premiered in 1964, although she also wrote scripts ...
(1915-1971), American screenwriter and playwright
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Isobel Redmond
Isobel Mary Redmond (born 8 April 1953) is a former Australian politician who was the member for the electoral district of Heysen in the House of Assembly from 2002 to 2018. She was the parliamentary leader of the South Australian Division of t ...
(born 1953), Australian politician
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
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Isobel Noeline Waller-Bridge (born 23 April 1984) is a British composer who is known for her scores for film, television, and theatre, along with her works for electronic music and contemporary classical music.
Life and career
Waller- ...
(born 1984), British composer
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Isobel Yeung
Isobel Yeung (born ) is a British long-form documentary senior correspondent. She has covered a variety of stories concerning major global issues such as ongoing world conflicts, terrorism, mass detention, and genocide. She has also reported ...
(born 1986), British journalist.
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Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, a fictional character from the American medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy''
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Isobel Crawley, a fictional character from British period drama ''Downton Abbey''
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Isobel Flemming Isobel, is the Scottish form of the female given name Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew Elisheba).
Isobel is a feminine given name. People named Isobel include:
* Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251), Scottish ...
, a fictional character from the American ''
The Vampire Diaries
''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...
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''Isobel'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1850-1857, see
Hudson's Bay Company vessels
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Scottish feminine given names