Standard Lemma guide

Isabel

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪzəbɛl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 Z AH0 B EH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from Hebrew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname originating as a matronymic.

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Usage: rare

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3

name

Meaning 3

A place name:

A municipality in Leyte province, Philippines.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A place name:

A province on the island of Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A place name:

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois.

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name

Meaning 6

A place name:

A place in the United States:

A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.

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name

Meaning 7

A place name:

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota.

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name

Meaning 8

A place name:

A place in the United States:

A town in Dewey County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Synonym of isabella.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: isabella

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History

Etymology

From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Զապել (Zapel) — female given name
  • Armenian: Զաբել — female given name
  • Bulgarian: Изабе́ла (Izabéla) — female given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊莎貝爾 /伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr) — female given name
  • Czech: Izabela — female given name
  • Danish: Isabella — female given name
  • Finnish: Isabella — female given name
  • French: Isabelle — female given name
  • German: Isabell — female given name
  • German: Isabelle — female given name
  • German: Isabella — female given name
  • Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheba) — female given name
  • Hungarian: Izabella — female given name
  • Icelandic: Ísabel — female given name
  • Icelandic: Ísabella — female given name
  • Irish: Isibéal — female given name
  • Italian: Isabella — female given name
  • Korean: 이사벨 — female given name
  • Latvian: Izabella — female given name
  • Māori: Ihipera — female given name
  • Marathi: इसाबेल (isābel) — female given name
  • Norwegian: Isabella — female given name
  • Polish: Izabela — female given name
  • Polish: Izabella — female given name
  • Portuguese: Isabel — female given name
  • Russian: Изабе́лла (Izabɛ́lla) — female given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Iseabail — female given name
  • Sicilian: Sabeḍḍa — female given name
  • Spanish: Isabel — female given name
  • Swedish: Isabella — female given name
  • Vietnamese: Isave — female given name
Real reading context

Isabel in complete knowledge articles