At a Glance: Name: Isabelle – Meaning: French form of Elizabeth: 'my God is an oath' – Origin: French (from Hebrew via Greek/Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: IZ-uh-bel
Isabelle is a French (from Hebrew via Greek/Latin) girl's name meaning “French form of Elizabeth: 'my God is an oath'”. It appears in 8 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Isabelle
Meaning: French form of Elizabeth: 'my God is an oath'.
Origin: French (from Hebrew via Greek/Latin).
A common claim: Isabelle is very commonly said to mean 'beautiful', with the '-belle' ending read as French 'belle' (beautiful). Actually: This is a false etymology — the resemblance to 'belle' is coincidental; Isabelle is the French form of Elizabeth, meaning 'my God is an oath' in Hebrew, not 'beautiful'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Isabelle
Phonetic: IZ-uh-bel IPA: /ˈɪzəbɛl/
Popularity of Isabelle
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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