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
Isabell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Isabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Isabel | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 3 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 5 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 7 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |