{{other uses|Isabel (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Isabel | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|z|ə|b|ɛ|l}}<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/pronunciation?lang=eng churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"] (retrieved 2012-02-25), [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]-ified from «ĭz´a-bĕl»</ref><br />{{IPA|pt-BR|izaˈbɛw|lang}} | gender = Female | region = Europe | origin = Spanish | related names = [[Elisheba]], Elisabel, [[Isabella (given name)|Isabella]], [[Isabelle]], Izabela, Isobel, [[Isobelle]], Ishbel, Iseabail, Izabela, Ysabeau, [[Elizabeth (given name)|Elizabeth]], Ysabelle | footnotes = }} '''Isabel''' is a female name of Spanish origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of [[Elizabeth (given name)|Elisabeth]]. Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of [[Isabella of Angoulême]] to the king of England. Variant forms and spellings include [[Isabella (given name)|Isabella]], Ysabelle, [[Isobel]], and Isobelle.
==Etymology== This set of names is a Spanish variant of the [[Hebrew]] name [[Elisheba]] through Latin and Greek represented in English and other European languages as [[Elizabeth (given name)|Elisabeth]].<ref name="Dauzat">[[Albert Dauzat]], ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]], p. 337a.</ref><ref name="Tanet">Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38{{ISBN|978-2-03-583728-8}}</ref> 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 [[Elizabeth (given name)|Elizabeth]]).<ref>Guido Gómez de Silva, ''Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española'', Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985.</ref> The variant form originated through the loss of the first syllable through [[rebracketing]] and the replacement of final {{IPA|/t/}} with {{IPA|/l/}} (as {{IPA|/t/}} does not appear word-finally in standard Spanish).<ref>Hanks, Patrick und Flavia Hodges. ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press, 1996, p.166.</ref> Elisabeth was understood in Spain as a name with the masculine [[definite article]] ''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,<ref name="Dauzat"/> or the entire syllable ''-bel'' was substituted to ''-beth'', by analogy with ''bella'' "pretty, beautiful".
==Notable individuals== ===People=== {{columns-list|colwidth=40em| *[[Isabella I of Castile|Isabel I]] (1451–1504), Queen of Castile and Léon (1474–1504), Queen consort of Aragon (1479–1504) * [[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil|Isabel]], Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921) *[[Isabel Aboy]], Spanish actress * [[Isabel Allende]], Chilean author and niece of [[Salvador Allende]] * [[Isabel Barrows]], American stenographer * [[Isabel Baumann]], Swiss bobsledder * [[Isabel Bayrakdarian]], Canadian-Armenian lyric soprano * [[Isabel of Beaumont]], English noblewoman * [[Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies]], Infanta of Spain and Countess Zamoyska * [[Isabel Graham Bryce]], British public servant * [[Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex|Isabel of Cambridge]], English noblewoman and Countess of Essex * [[Isabel Carrasco]], Spanish politician * [[Isabel Casimiro]], Mozambican sociologist * [[Isabel Cleghorn]], British educationist and suffragist * [[Isabel of Coimbra]], Portuguese infanta and Queen of Portugal * [[Isabel Cowe]], Scottish suffragist * [[Isabel Maria de Alcântara, Duchess of Goiás|Isabel Maria de Alcântara]], Brazilian noblewoman and Duchess of Goiás * [[Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke|Isabel de Clare]], Anglo-Norman noblewoman and 4th Countess of Pembroke * [[Isabel de Castro]], Portuguese actress * [[Isabel de Forz, 8th Countess of Devon|Isabel de Forz]], English noblewoman and 8th Countess of Devon * [[Isabel de Herédia]], Portuguese businesswoman and Duchess of Braganza * [[Isabel de Santa Rita Vás]], Indian author, playwright, theatre director and teacher * [[Isabel Pinto de Vidal]], Uruguayan feminist lawyer and politician * [[Isabel de Villena]], Aragonese writer of religious treaties * [[Isabel de Warenne]], English noblewoman and Countess of Arundel * [[Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey|Isabel de Warenne]], English noblewoman and Countess of Surrey * [[Isabel de Madariaga]], British historian * [[Isabel del Puerto]], Mexican-American actress * [[Isabel Derungs]], Swiss snowboarder * [[Bartira|Isabel Dias]] also known as Bartira among other names, Brazilian and Amerindian figure * [[Isabel dos Santos]], Angolan businesswoman *[[Isabel Elizabeth Francis]] (1991–2022), Singaporean murder victim * [[Isabel Escobar]], Brazilian-American environmental engineer * [[Isabel Fillardis]], Brazilian actress * [[Isabel Godin des Odonais]], traveler in the Amazon Basin * [[Isabel Granada]], Filipino actress * [[Isabel Ge Mahe]], Chinese businesswoman * [[Isabel Gemio]], Spanish television presenter * [[Isabel Getty]], American singer-songwriter * [[Isabel Hardman]], British journalist * [[Isabel Hardwich]], British electrical engineer * [[Isabel Hodgson]], Australian soccer player * [[Isabel Ingoldisthorpe]] (1441–1476), English noblewoman * [[Isabel Jesus]] (born 1970), Portuguese rower * [[Isabel Jean Jones]], English-born South African consumer journalist * [[Isabel Lamberti]], Dutch film director * [[Isabel Stevens Lathrop]], American singer * [[Isabel Güell i López]], Spanish composer, pianist, organist * [[Isabel Leonard]], American opera singer * [[Isabel Wiseler-Santos Lima]], Portuguese-born Luxembourgish politician * [[Isabel Mendes Lopes]] (born 1982), Portuguese politician * [[Isabel Lucas]], Australian actress and model * [[Isabel Macedo]], Argentine actress * [[Isabel Marant]], French fashion designer * [[Isabel May]], American actress * [[Isabel McCorkindale]], Australian temperance activist * [[Isabel Briggs Myers]], American writer who co-created the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test * [[Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence|Isabel Neville]], English noblewoman and Duchess of Clarence * [[Lady Isabel Manners]] (1918–2008), British socialite * [[Isabel Newstead]] (1955–2007), British paralympic athlete * [[Isabel Nicholas]], British painter and costume designer * [[Isabel Nkavadeka]], Mozambican politician * [[Isabel Nolan]], Irish artist * [[Isabel Oli]], Filipino actress * [[Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer]] (1901–1974), Puerto Rican brothel owner * [[Isabel Ordaz]], Spanish actress * [[Isabel Pantoja]], Spanish singer * [[Isabel Parra]], Chilean singer-songwriter * [[Isabel Weld Perkins]], American heiress, author, and society hostess * [[Isabel Perón]], [[President of Argentina]] (1974–1976) and third wife of [[Juan Perón]] * [[Isabel Pires]] (born 1990), Portuguese politician * [[Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Viseu|Isabel of Portugal]], Lady of Viseu and natural daughter of King [[Ferdinand I of Portugal]] * [[Isabel Ribeiro]] (born 1955), Portuguese robotics engineer * [[Isabel Abraham Ross]] (1885–1964), British teacher, suffragist, pacifist and biographer * [[Isabel Ruth]], Portuguese actress * [[Isabel Sanford]], American actress * [[Isabel Seymour]], British suffragette and politician * [[Isabel Giberne Sieveking]] (1857–1936), British suffragette, historian and writer * [[Isabel Calvimontes]] (1790–1855), a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot; one of the Patricias Argentinas * [[Isabel Toledo]] (1961–2019), Cuban-American fashion designer * [[Isabel Waidner]], German-British writer and cultural theorist * [[Isabel Wilkerson]], American journalist * [[Isabel Bras Williamson]] (<abbr>fl.</abbr> 1430 – 1493), Scottish merchant * [[Isabel Wolff]], British novelist}} * [[Isabel Zapata]] (born 1984), Mexican writer, editor, poet and translator
==Fictional characters== * Isabel Archer, the heroine of Henry James’s novel [[The Portrait of a Lady]] * Isabel Fernandez, character in the book ''[[Refugee (Gratz novel)|Refugee]]'' * Isabel Hoffman, [[American Girl]] character * [[Isabel Maru]] / [[Doctor Poison]], character in ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' (2017) * Isabel Cristina "ChaCha" Ramirez from ''[[Primos (TV series)|Primos]]'', a Disney carton
==See also== * {{look from|Isabel}} * [[Isabel (disambiguation)]] * [[Isabela (disambiguation)]] * [[Isabella (disambiguation)]]
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