Isabel 1312032 225104291 2008-07-11T22:09:30Z Lockesdonkey 337066 {{otheruses4}} {{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&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;1296), first wife of [[Robert I of Scotland]]. *[[Princess Isabella of Armenia]] (died c. 1321). *Princess [[Isabella of Portugal]] (1397&ndash;1471), wife and political advisor of [[Philip III, Duke of Burgundy|Philip III]], [[Duke of Burgundy]]. *[[Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine]] (1400&ndash;1453). *[[Isabella of Bourbon]] (1436&ndash;1465), wife of Charles, Duke of Burgundy. *Marchioness [[Isabella d'Este]] (1474&ndash;1539), wife of [[Francesco II of Gonzaga]]. *[[Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain]] (1566&ndash;1633), wife of [[Archduke]] [[Albert of Austria]]. *[[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil]] (1846&ndash;1921) &mdash; [[Princess Imperial of Brazil]], daughter of [[Pedro II of Brazil]], abolished slavery in [[Brazil]]. *[[Isabelle, Comtesse de Paris]] (1911&ndash;2003). *[[Princess Isabella of Denmark]] (born 2007) ===Saints=== *[[Saint Isabel of France]] (1225&ndash;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&ndash;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== {{Reflist}} {{given name|nocat}} [[Category:Portuguese feminine given names]] [[Category:Spanish feminine given names]] [[da:Isabella]] [[de:Isabella]] [[es:Isabel]] [[eo:Izabela]] [[fr:Isabelle]] [[is:Ísabella]] [[it:Isabella]] [[ko:이사벨]] [[he:איזבלה]] [[lv:Izabella]] [[hu:Izabella]] [[nl:Isabella]] [[ja:イサベル]] [[pl:Isabel]] [[pt:Isabel]] [[ru:Изабелла]] [[sk:Izabela]] [[fi:Isabel]] [[sv:Isabella]] [[zh:伊莎贝拉]]