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Where does “Isabella” come from?

Isabella derives from Old Spanish Isabel, of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Isabella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIsabel—
2SpanishIsabel—
3PortugueseIsabel—
4Old OccitanElisabel—
5LatinElisabeth—
6Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
7Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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