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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Isabel
| image=Isabel la Católica-2.jpg
| imagesize=200 px
| caption=[[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella]] [[Catholic Monarchs|the Catholic]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (1451–1504) the first [[Spain|Spanish]] [[queen regnant]] and a key character in the [[Reconquista]], the [[Spanish Inquisition]], and [[Christopher Columbus]]' discovery of [[Americas|America]]
| pronunciation=
| gender = Female
| meaning = ''"My God is my oath"''
| region =
| origin = Hebrew via Greek and Latin.
| related names = '''Isabella''', '''Isabelle''', '''Izabela''', '''Isobel''', '''Ysabeau''', '''[[Elizabeth]]'''
| footnotes =
}}
The [[Romance-language]] [[given name]]s '''Isabel''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Catalan]], [[Provençal]]), '''Isabella''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]), '''Isabelle''' ([[French language|French]]) are etymologically related to the [[English language|English]] ''[[Elizabeth]]'', but are rarely translated as such. In English translations, they are instead substituted one for the other, seemingly arbitrarily. [[Isabella I of Castile]], for example, is often rendered into English as [[Latin language|Latin]] ''Isabella'', rarely as [[French language|French]] ''Isabelle'', but (nowadays) never as ''Elizabeth''.
==Etymology==
This set of names is a southwestern European variant of the [[Hebrew]] name ''[[Elisheva]]''. It first appeared in medieval Provençal as ''Isabel''. It is clear both etymologically and contextually (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of [[Elizabeth (Biblical person)|the mother of John the Baptist]]) that these names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name.<ref>Guido Gómez de Silva, ''Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española'', Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985.</ref>
According to Hanks/Hodges (166), the name is simply the Spanish form of ''Elizabeth'', with loss of the first syllable and /l/ instead of /t/ (the latter sound does not appear word-finally in Spanish). Some Romance languages now have both forms of the name concurrently. For example, ''Isabella'' and ''Elisabetta'' exist in Italian; ''Isabelle'' and ''Élisabeth'' exist in French. For instance, in [[French Canada]], [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] is officially called ''Élisabeth II''.
An alternative etymology would suggest the ending ''-bel(la)'' comes from the Latin word ''bella'' "[[Beauty|beautiful]]" (though it may be noted that it may also be translated as "[[war]]s"), while the origin of ''Isa-'' is somewhat uncertain, it may derive from a name, such as ''[[Isis]]'', or ''[[Jesus|Ye(ho)shua]]'' (known as [[Islamic view of Jesus|''Isa'' in Islam]]).
Variants in other languages include the [[Scots language|Scottish]] '''Isobel''' and the [[Polish language|Polish]] '''Izabela'''.
==Royalty==
====Queens====
{{for|queens named Isabel, Isabelle, or Isabella|Queen Isabella (disambiguation)}}
====Other royalty====
*[[Isabella d'Anjou]] (c. 1101/1107–1154), Abbess of Fontevrault, wife of William Adelin.
*[[Isabella of England]] (1214 – [[December 1]], [[1241]]) daughter of [[King John of England]] and Isabella of Angouleme, wife of [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] Hohenstaufen '[[Stupor Mundi]]', Holy Roman Emperor.
*[[Isabella of Antioch]] (13th century), regent of [[Jerusalem]].
*[[Isabella of Mar]] (c. 1277–1296), first wife of [[Robert I of Scotland]].
*[[Princess Isabella of Armenia]] (died c. 1321).
*Princess [[Isabella of Portugal]] (1397–1471), wife and political advisor of [[Philip III, Duke of Burgundy|Philip III]], [[Duke of Burgundy]].
*[[Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine]] (1400–1453).
*[[Isabella of Bourbon]] (1436–1465), wife of Charles, Duke of Burgundy.
*Marchioness [[Isabella d'Este]] (1474–1539), wife of [[Francesco II of Gonzaga]].
*[[Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain]] (1566–1633), wife of [[Archduke]] [[Albert of Austria]].
*[[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil]] (1846–1921) — [[Princess Imperial of Brazil]], daughter of [[Pedro II of Brazil]], abolished slavery in [[Brazil]].
*[[Isabelle, Comtesse de Paris]] (1911–2003).
*[[Princess Isabella of Denmark]] (born 2007)
===Saints===
*[[Saint Isabel of France]] (1225–1270)
* [[Elizabeth of Portugal]]'''
==Other famous people==
*[[Isabel Allende]], [[Chilean]], author and niece of [[Salvador Allende]].
*[[Isabella Clark]], wife of [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Sir John A. Macdonald]].
*[[Isabel Godin des Odonais]], traveler in the [[Amazon Basin]].
*[[Isabel Martínez de Perón]], [[President of Argentina]] (1974–1976) and third wife of [[Juan Perón]].
==Ships==
* [[History_of_the_Falkland_Islands#The_Isabella_Incident|Isabella]], a ship sunk in the Falkland Islands in 1813.
== Bibliography ==
* Hanks, Patrick und Flavia Hodges. 1996. ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press.
==See also==
*[[Isabel (disambiguation)]]
*[[Special:Allpages/Isabel|A comprehensive list of article names that begin with ''Isabel'']]
*[[Special:Allpages/Isabella|A comprehensive list of article names that begin with ''Isabella'']]
*[[Special:Allpages/Isabelle|A comprehensive list of article names that begin with ''Isabelle'']]
==References==
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