Where does “Isabel” come from?
Isabel entered English from Old Spanish Isabel, a name of uncertain ultimate origin.
Isabel (English): A place name
Definitions
- A place name
Ancestry of “Isabel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 2 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 4 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 6 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 7 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 8 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |