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\i.za.bɛl\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Hebrew origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginHebrew
Pronunciation\i.za.bɛl\

Origin and meaning

From Old Spanish Isabel in the 12th century, ultimately from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Malta
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden

Around the world

  • EnglishIsabel
  • BretonIzabel
  • CatalanIsabel
  • SpanishIsabel
  • HungarianIzabella
  • ItalianIsabella
  • DutchIsabella
  • OccitanIsabèl
  • PolishIzabela, Izabella
  • PortugueseIsabel
  • CzechIzabela

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Eric.LEWIN (Grenoble (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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