Isabel
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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 Elisabeth.[1][2] 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 the name of the mother of John the Baptist).[3] The variant form originated through the loss of the first syllable through rebracketing and the replacement of final Script error: No such module "IPA". with Script error: No such module "IPA". (as Script error: No such module "IPA". does not appear word-finally in standard Spanish).[4] 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,[1] or the entire syllable -bel was substituted to -beth, by analogy with bella "pretty, beautiful".
Notable individuals
Individuals named Isabelle
Fictional characters
- Isabelle Andersson, fictional character in the Sune book series, Sune's younger sister
- Isabel Hoffman, American Girl character
- Isabelle Kruger, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2005 film The Black Box
- Isabelle (comics), a Belgian comic book series
- Isabelle of Cornwall, the mother of Tristan in Arthurian legend
- Isabel Fernandez, fictional character in the book Refugee
- Isabelle Lightwood, fictional character in The Mortal Instruments series and Shadowhunters TV series based on the novel
- Isabelle Palmer, American Girl character
- Isabelle Tyler, a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400
- Isabelle (Animal Crossing), an anthropomorphic dog character who was introduced as the mayor's assistant in the Nintendo 3DS game title Animal Crossing: New Leaf
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Isabel
- All pages with titles beginning with Isabelle
- Isabel (disambiguation)
- Isabela (disambiguation)
- Isabella (disambiguation)
- Isa (name)
References
- ↑ a b Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 337a.
- ↑ Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, Dictionnaire des prénoms, Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38Template:ISBN
- ↑ Guido Gómez de Silva, Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española, Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick und Flavia Hodges. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press, 1996, p.166.