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 [ 4 syll. i-sa-bel-la, is-abe-lla ] The girl name Isabella is pronounced as IHZahBEHLah KEY. Isabella is used predominantly in Spanish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, and Scandinavian, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name became popular among English speakers in the 18th century. The name Isebella (English) is a variation of Isabella. Isabella is a variation (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) of the name Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German). Isabella is also a variation (Spanish) of the name Elizabeth (English). The short forms Bella (Spanish, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, and Scottish), Isa (Spanish, Dutch, English, German, and Italian), and Sabella (English), the pet form Bell (English), and the spelling variants Isobella (English), Issabella (English), Izabella (Spanish, Hungarian, and Polish), and Ysabella (English) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Isla (Scottish). Isabella is a very popular baby name for girls, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2007, 0.906% of baby girls were named Isabella. It ranked at #2 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.894% and its ranking #2, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its group. In 2008, 56% more girls were named Isabella than the next most popular name, Elizabeth (English). Baby names that sound like Isabella include Isabela (Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Izabela (Spanish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Russian), Izabella (Spanish, Hungarian, and Polish), Isibéal (Irish), Ysabella (English), Yzabela (Spanish), Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German), Isabell (German), Isabelle (English, French, and German), Issabella (English), Izabel (Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian, and Polish), Izabelle (English), Ysabel (Spanish), Yzabel (Spanish), Yzabelle (English), Isbel (English), and Ishbel (Scottish). Details of famous persons named Isabella: KEY: Pronunciation for Isabella: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
