Isabel.
A female given name from Hebrew.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from Hebrew.
A surname originating as a matronymic.
A place name: A municipality in Leyte province, Philippines.
A place name: A province on the island of Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.
A place name: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
A place name: A place in the United States: A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.
A place name: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota.
A place name: A place in the United States: A town in Dewey County, South Dakota.
Where this word comes from
From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.
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