Isobel is the
Scottish form of the female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew
Elisheba
Elisheba (; (original) ) was the wife of Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. She was mentioned once in Exodus 6:23 in the Torah and the Old Testament.
In the Torah
In the book of Exodus, she was said to be ...
).
People named Isobel include:
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Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251), Scottish royalty
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Isobel Baillie (1895-1983), Scottish operatic soprano
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Isobel Barnett (1918-1980), British radio and television personality
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Isobel Buchanan (born 1954), Scottish operatic soprano
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Isobel Campbell (born 1976), Scottish singer, formerly with Belle and Sebastian
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Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917), English painter
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Isobel Gowdie, Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662
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Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women.
Early years
Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Elsom attend ...
(1893-1981), English actress
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Isobel Joyce (born 1983), Irish cricketer
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Isobel Loutit (1909–2009), Canadian statistician
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Isobel Miller Kuhn (1901-1957), Canadian missionary
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Isobel Lennart
Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''Funny Girl (musical), Funny Girl'' which premiered in 1964, althou ...
(1915-1971), American screenwriter and playwright
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Isobel Redmond (born 1953), Australian politician
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Isobel Waller-Bridge (born 1984), British composer
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Isobel Yeung (born 1986), British journalist
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Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, a fictional character from the American medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy''
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Isobel Crawley, a fictional character from the British period drama ''Downton Abbey''
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Isobel Flemming, a fictional character from the American ''
The Vampire Diaries''
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''Isobel'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1850 to 1857, see
Hudson's Bay Company vessels
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