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Where does “Isabel” come from?

Isabel (Danish) comes from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.

Ancestry of “Isabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishIsabel—
2PortugueseIsabel—
3Old OccitanElisabel—
4LatinElisabeth—
5Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
6Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
7Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
8Hebrewשמואל—
9Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →