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Where does “Isabell” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Isabell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishIsabel—
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—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →