Isabella (given name)
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| Pronunciation | Italian: [iza'bɛlla] |
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| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew via Greek and Latin |
| Meaning | "God is my oath" |
| Region of origin | Italy |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Izzy, Bella |
| Related names | Bettina, Elisa, Élisa, Elisabel, Elisabeth, Élisabeth, Elisabetta, Elise, Élise, Elisheba, Elisheva, Eliza, Elizabeta, Elizabeth, Elize, Elsa, Elspeth, Esepeta, Isa, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabela, Isabell, Isabelle, Isabelly, Ishbel, Isobel, Izabel, Izabela, Izabella, Lisa, Ysabeau, Ysabel, Ysabell, Ysabella, Zabel. |
| See also | Bella |
Isabella is a feminine given name, the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, the Spanish form, Isabelle, the French form, and Isobel, the Scottish form of the name Elizabeth. All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning God is my oath. Isabella has been in wide use in the Anglosphere since the 1700s and has been a popular name in recent years.[1] It is particularly well used for Hispanic girls in the United States.[2] A common diminutive form is Bella.[3] It may refer to:
People
[edit]Royalty
[edit]- Queen Isabella (disambiguation), the name of many queens
- Isabella of Aragon (disambiguation)
- Isabella of Castile (disambiguation)
- Isabella of France (disambiguation)
- Isabella, Countess of Atholl, ban-mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, 1211–1236/7
- Isabella, Countess of Menteith (1217–1272)
- Isabella of Mar (c. 1277–1296), first wife of Robert the Bruce
- Isabella of France (1295–1358), Queen consort of England as the wife of Edward II of England
- Isabella, Countess of Brienne (1306–1360), Countess of Lecce and Brienne
- Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon (1313–1388), wife of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
- Isabella, Countess of Fife (c.1320–1389)
- Isabella, Countess of Bedford (1332–1379), daughter of King Edward III of England
- Isabella, Countess of Foix (c.1361-1428), Viscountess of Béarn
- Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (1400–1453), Queen of Naples
- Isabella of Bourbon (1436–1465), Countess Consort of Charolais
- Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504, "Queen Isabella of Spain"), Queen of Castile and León, wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470–1498), Princess of Asturias
- Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470–1524), Princess of Naples, Duchess Consort of Milan
- Isabella d'Este (1474-1539), Marchesa of Mantua
- Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904), queen regnant of Spain from 1843 until 1868
- Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931), daughter of Queen Isabella II
- Princess Isabella of Denmark (born 2007), daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
Other
[edit]- Isabella Acres (born 2001), American actress
- Isabella Andreini, 16th-century Italian actress and writer
- Izabella Alvarez, American actress
- Isabella Arcila (born 1994), Colombian swimmer
- Isabella Belfer, oldest woman imprisoned in Israel
- Isabella Bird, 19th-century English explorer, writer, and a natural historian
- Isabella Blake-Thomas (born 2002), British voice actress
- Isabella Boylston, American ballet dancer who currently performs as a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre
- Isabella Campbell, Countess Cawdor (born 1966), British fashion editor
- Isabella Cramp, American voice actress
- Isabelle Foerder (born 1979), paralympic athlete from Germany
- Isabella Forbes (1913-2002), Scottish aristocrat, farmer, and dancer
- Bella French Swisher (1837–1893), American writer
- Isabella Hadid, known as Bella Hadid (born 1996), American model
- Isabella Isaksen (born 1993), modern pentathlete from the United States
- Isabella Jobson (1878 - 1943), Australian nurse who served in World War I
- Isabella Leong (born 1988), Macanese actress and former singer
- Isabella Lombardo, Australian child with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
- Isabella Menin (born 1996), Brazilian model and beauty queen
- Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton (1748–1819), British peeress
- Isabella di Morra, Italian poet
- Isabella Nardoni, Brazilian murder victim
- Isabella Rossellini (born 1952), Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model
- Isabella Santoni (born 1995), Brazilian actress
- Isabella Vincent (born 2006), Australian Paralympic swimmer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Isabella, a stock character in Italian comedy
- Isabella Knightley, Emma's sister in Emma by Jane Austen
- Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, a main character in the Disney Channel series, Phineas and Ferb; she has a one-sided crush on Phineas Flynn
- Isabella "Bella" Swan, protagonist of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
- Isabella Braña Williams, a former character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, from Soulcalibur
- Isabella (comics), the title character of an Italian comic book series
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 131. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ "Spanish Names Trending in the US".
- ^ "Social Security - Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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