Isabella

Etymology

Latinate and Italian form of Isabel.

Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name..
   • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “Measvre for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
     : Act I, Scene V:

     Can you so stead me,

     As bring me to the sight of Isabella,

     A novice of this place, and the fair sister

     To her unhappy brother Claudio?

   • 1857 Mary Anne Everett Green, Lives of the Princesses of England, Vol. 3, page 2 ("Elizabeth, eighth daughter of Edward I"):

     A contemporary, and usually very accurate chronicler, Bartholomew of Norwich, tells us that the queen called her infant by the barbarous name of Walkiniana; others again call her Isabella; but, in the wardrobe accounts, and all other state records, she is invariably designated Elizabeth.

Anagrams

• sailable

Etymology

From Latin Isabella in the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name. popular in the 2000s.

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. A female given name.

Etymology

From Latin Isabella, recorded since the end of 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisɑbelːɑ/
• Hyphenation: I‧sa‧bel‧la

Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name..
   • 1918 Anni Swan, Kaarinan kesäloma, WSOY (1956), page 27:

     Kaarina huomasi, että hienot, romaaneista lainatut nimet Fransiska, Isabella, Armand ja Raoul jokapäiväisessä käytännössä olivat yksinkertaisesti Sikke, Iisa, Manne ja Ralle. Ainoastaan kunnallisneuvoksetar käytti alkuperäisiä nimiä, hänkin enimmäkseen vieraiden läsnäollessa ja juhlallisimmissa tilaisuuksissa.

Etymology

From Latin Isabella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔizaˈbɛla/

Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name. popular in the 2000s.

Etymology

From (Old) Spanish Isabel.

Proper noun

Isabella (f)

1. A female given name..

Etymology

From Latin Isabella. First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name. popular in the 2000s.

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. A female given name., variant of Isabel

Etymology

From Latin Isabella. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1564.

Proper noun

Isabella c (genitive Isabellas)

1. A female given name. popular in the 2000s.