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Isabel Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th c ...

'', the Spanish form, ''

Isabelle Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

'', the French form, and '' Isobel'', the Scottish form of the name ''

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'', meaning ''

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.'' Isabella has been in wide use in the

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since the 1700s and has been a popular name in recent years. It is particularly well used for

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girls in the United States. A common diminutive form is

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. It may refer to:

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Queen Isabella (disambiguation) Queen Isabella may refer to: * Isabella of Urgell, Queen of Aragon * Isabella of Hainault (1170–1190), queen consort of France * Isabella I of Jerusalem (1172–1205), queen regnant * Isabella of Angoulême (1188–1246), queen consort England * ...

, the name of many queens *

Isabella of Aragon (disambiguation) Isabella of Aragon may refer to: * Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. She was queen consort to Philip III of France and was mother of Philip IV of France. * Isabella of Aragon, Queen ...

Isabella of Castile (disambiguation) Isabella I of Castile, Isabella of Castile most often refers to Queen Isabella I (1451–1504). Isabella of Castile may also refer to: * Isabel (d. bef. 1107), fourth wife of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, perhaps identical to Alfonso's mistress, ...

Isabella of France (disambiguation) Isabella of France (c. 1295 – 1358), was the daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre, queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III of England. Isabella or Isabelle of France may also refer to: * Saint Isabelle of ...

* Isabella of Spain (disambiguation) *

Isabella, Countess of Atholl Isabella of Atholl was countess or ban-mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, from the death of her father Henry in 1211 until the accession of her son Padraig in 1236–7. It has often been thought that, after the death of Thomas of Galloway in 1232, ...

, ban-mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, 1211–1236/7 * Isabella, Countess of Menteith (1217–1272) *

Isabella of Mar Isabella of Mar (fl. c. 1277 – 12 December 1296) was the first wife of Robert the Bruce, Robert Bruce VII, Earl of Carrick. Isabella died before her husband was crowned (as Robert I) King of Scotland. She and her husband were the grandparents o ...

(c. 1277–1296), first wife of Robert the Bruce *

Isabella of France Isabella of France ( – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (), was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the wife of Edward II of England, King Edward II, and ''de facto'' regent of England from 1327 ...

(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 Isabella of Valois (1313 – 26 July 1383) was duchess of Bourbon by marriage to Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. Following her husband's death at Poiters, she took the veil. Isabella died 26 July 1383, aged seventy. Life Isabella was the daughter of ...

(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 Isabella (1400 – 28 February 1453) was suo jure Duchess of Lorraine from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453. She was also Queen of Naples by marriage to René of Anjou. Isabella ruled the Kingdom of Naples and her husband's domains in F ...

(1400–1453), Queen of Naples *

Isabella of Bourbon Isabella of Bourbon, Countess of Charolais (c. 1434 – 25 September 1465) was the second wife of Charles the Bold, Count of Charolais and future Duke of Burgundy. She was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy, a ...

(1436–1465), Countess Consort of Charolais *

Isabella I of Castile Isabella I (; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''Isabel la Católica''), was Queen of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon ...

(1451–1504, "Queen Isabella of Spain"), Queen of Castile and León, wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon *

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal Isabella, Princess of Asturias (2 October 1470 – 23 August 1498), also known as Isabella of Aragon, was the eldest child and heiress presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. She was Queen of Portugal as the ...

(1470–1498), Princess of Asturias *

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan Isabella of Aragon (2 October 1470 – 11 February 1524), also known as Isabella of Naples, was by marriage Duchess of Milan and ''suo jure'' Duchess of Bari. A member of the Neapolitan branch of the House of Trastamara, her life was characteri ...

(1470–1524), Princess of Naples, Duchess Consort of Milan *

Isabella d'Este Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion ...

(1474-1539), Marchesa of Mantua *

Isabella II of Spain Isabella II (, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain. Isabella wa ...

(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 Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, ; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2024. Frederik is the eldest son of Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the ...

and

Queen Mary of Denmark Mary (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X. Mary met Frederik (then Crown Prince of Denmark) while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May 2004 at ...

Other

Isabella Acres Isabella Acres (born February 21) is an American actress who played Rose on '' Better Off Ted'', Katie on ''Phineas and Ferb'' and Mirabelle Harris in '' The Kicks. Early life Acres was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where she discovered her love ...

(born 2001), American actress *

Isabella Andreini Isabella Andreini (born Isabella Canali; 156210 June 1604), also known as Isabella Da Padova, was an Italian actress and writer. Andreini was a member of the I Gelosi, Compagnia dei Comici Gelosi, a Touring theatre, touring theatre company that ...

(1562–1604), Italian actress and writer * Izabella Alvarez (born 2004), American actress * Isabella Arcila (born 1994), Colombian swimmer * Isabella Belfer, oldest woman imprisoned in Israel * Isabella Bird (1831–1904), English explorer, writer, and a natural historian * Isabella Blake-Thomas (born 2002), British voice actress *

Isabella Blow Isabella Blow (née Delves Broughton; 19 November 1958 – 7 May 2007) was an English magazine editor. She was mentor to Philip Treacy, and is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl, and fashion designer Alexander ...

(1958-2007), English magazine editor *

Isabella Eugénie Boyer Isabella Eugénie Boyer (17 December 1841 – 12 May 1904) was a French-American model and heiress. Biography Boyer was born in Paris to Louis Noël Boyer, a French confectioner, and his English-born wife Pamela Lockwood (also known as 'Pamil ...

(1841–1904), French-American model and heiress *

Isabella Boylston Hildur Isabella Boylston (born October 13, 1986) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Early life Boylston was born Hildur Isabella Boylston, named for an Icelandic great-grandm ...

(born 1986) American ballet dancer * Isabella Brownson (born 1998), English actress * Isabella Campbell, Countess Cawdor (born 1966), British fashion editor *

Isabella Castillo Isabella Castillo Díaz (born 23 December 1994) is a Cuban-American actress and singer best known for her role as Graciela "Grachi" Alonso, the lead character of the Nickelodeon fantasy television series ''Grachi'', for which has released sever ...

(born 1994), Cuban-American actress and singer * Isabella Cramp (born 2004), American voice actress * Isabella Ferreira (born 2002), American actress * Isabella Flores (born 2003), American ice dancer * 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 Gardner (1915–1981), American poet * Isabella Hadid, known as

Bella Hadid Isabella Khair Hadid ( ; born October 9, 1996) is an American model. Hadid has made 35 appearances on international ''Vogue'' covers. In 2022, she was named Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. ''Time'' magazine named her one ...

(born 1996), American model * Isabella Hofmann (born 1958), American actress * Isabella Hammad (born 1990/1991), British-Palestinian author *

Isabella Isaksen Isabella Isaksen (born November 22, 1993) is a Modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete from the United States who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Isaksen is the younger sister of Margaux Isaksen, who competed in the ...

(born 1993), modern pentathlete from the United States *

Isabella Jobson Isabella Kate Jobson, (1878 – 6 July 1943) was a decorated Australian nurse who served in the First World War. Early life and career Jobson was born in Clunes, Victoria, in 1878 to Christopher Jobson, a merchant from Northumberland, England, ...

(1878 - 1943), Australian nurse who served in World War I * Isabella Kelly (1759–1857), Scottish novelist and poet *

Isabella Leong Luísa Isabella Nolasco da Silva or Leong Lok-yau (born 23 June 1988), better known as Isabella Leong, is a Macanese actress and former singer. Early life Luísa Isabella Nolasco da Silva was born on 23 June 1988 to Luís Alberto Marques Nolas ...

(born 1988), Macanese actress and former singer * Isabella Lombardo, Australian child with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy * Isabella Lovestory (born 1993), Honduran singer * Isabella Markham (1527–1579), English courtier and

Gentlewoman A gentlewoman (from the Latin ''gentilis'', belonging to a ''gens'', and English 'woman') in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin ''generosus'' and ''generosa''. The closely related English word "gentr ...

* Isabella Manfredi (born 1987), Australian rock musician * Isabella García-Manzo, a Salvadoran beauty pageant titleholder * Isabella Menin (born 1996), Brazilian model and beauty queen * Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton (1748–1819), British peeress * Isabella di Morra (c.1520–1545/1546), Italian poet * Isabella Nardoni (2002-2008), Brazilian murder victim *

Isabella Rossellini Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (; born 18 June 1952) is an Italian actress and model. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme ...

(born 1952), Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model * Isabella Rudkin (1821/3–1888), Anglo-Irish child musical prodigy known as "The Infant Lyra" * Isabella Santoni (born 1995), Brazilian actress * Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924), American art collector and philanthropist * Isabella Vincent (born 2006), Australian Paralympic swimmer * Isabella Weber (born 1987), German economist active in the United States *

Isabella Whitney Isabella Whitney (most likely born between 1546 and 1548, died after 1624); fl. 1566–1600) was arguably the first female poet and professional woman writer in England. More specifically, Whitney is credited with being the first Englishwoman to ...

(1546/1548, died after 1624), English poet and writer

Fictional characters

Isabella Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpo ...

, a stock character in Italian comedy * Isabella Knightley, Emma's sister in ''Emma'' by Jane Austen * Isabella Linton, character in ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

'' by Emily Brontë. * Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, a main character in the Disney Channel series, ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated series, animated Musical film, musical-television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series originally aired on t ...

''; she has a one-sided crush on Phineas Flynn * Isabella "Bella" Swan, protagonist of the ''Twilight'' series by Stephenie Meyer * Isabella Toscano, fictional character from the NBC soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' * Isabella Braña Williams, a former character on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, from ''

Soulcalibur is a fighting game franchise developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. There are a total of seven main installments and various media spin-offs, including music albums and a series of manga books in the ...

'' * Isabella (comics), the title character of an Italian comic book series

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