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 [ 3 syll. i-sa-bel-le, is-abe-lle ] The girl name Isabelle is pronounced IHZahBEHL KEY. Isabelle has its origins in the Hebrew language, and it is used largely in English, French, and German. Isabelle is a variation of Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German) in the English, French, and German languages. The short form Belle (English and French), the pet form Izzi (English), and the spelling variants Isobelle (English), Izabelle (English), and Yzabelle (English) are forms of the name. Isabelle is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.194% of baby girls being named Isabelle. It ranked at #79 then. In 2008, it ranked at #93 with a usage of 0.172%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its group. 2.501% more girls were named Isabelle than the next most popular name, Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German), in 2008. Baby names that sound like Isabelle include Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German), Isabell (German), Issabella (English), Izabel (Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian, and Polish), Izabelle (English), Ysabel (Spanish), Yzabel (Spanish), Yzabelle (English), Isabela (Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Isabella (Spanish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, and Scandinavian), Isbel (English), Ishbel (Scottish), Isibéal (Irish), Izabela (Spanish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Russian), Izabella (Spanish, Hungarian, and Polish), Ysabella (English), and Yzabela (Spanish). A famous person named Isabelle is Actress Isabelle Huppert, born 16 March 1955, Paris, France. KEY: Pronunciation for Isabelle: 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)"   |
