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Comments and insights on the name Isabel: | Edit

that's th problem with popular names - they are beautiful, and everyone likes them - that's why they are popular!

In Spanish, the name is pronounced "ee-sah-BEL" with the stress on the last syllable.

Personal experiences with the name Isabel: | Edit

I named my daughter Isabel because I thought it could be cute as Izzy or sophisticated -- a girl named Isabel could definitely be President!

Our Isabel is adopted from Guatemala. We wanted a name that was hispanic in origin but also crosses over culture.

My name is Isabel, but I go by Izzi. It was a good name when I was little, but now I am changing it to something more sophisticated, like Bella or just Isabel. Its a good name because it an have so many nicknames.

Nicknames for Isabel: | Edit

Izzy, Izzi, Izze, Izzie(believe it or not there are more) Bella, Bella Boo, Belle, Bel, Isa, Chavela, Frizzabel, Frizzy, Jizzabel, Jizz, Fizzy, Dizzy, Bizzy Izzy, Izzaboo, Bellie

Meanings and history of the name Isabel: | Edit

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Famous real-life people named Isabel: | Edit

Isabel Allende, writer.
Isabel Toledo, fashion designer.
"Isabel la Catolica", aka Queen Isabella of Spain, wife of King Ferdinand who financed Christopher Columbus' voyages to the New World.
Isabelli Fontana, brasilian model
St. Isabel of France

Isabel in song, story & screen: | Edit

Isabel, Isabel didn't worry, Isabel didn't scream or scurry -- Ogden Nash poem
Isabel Archer is a character in Henry James's novel "A Portrait of a Lady."
"Maria Isabel", a song that talks about inviting a young lady to put on her hat and go to the beach under the nice warm sun.
Isabel Dalhousie, heroine of Alexander McCall Smith's "Sunday Philosophy Club" series.
Isabel Vane--A character in the book, East Lynne (published in 1861)