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[edit] Isabella means Isabel?

Hi. I didn't get why there are three "Isabellas" listed here. It seems to me that this is a whole other name, despite the obvious similarity. Wouldn't it be better to create another Disambiguation page for "Isabella" and transfer those entries there? Then, to prevent any problems, we could add a "See also" section to each, directing to the other name, given the similarities. But as it stands, it leads to the conclusion that one can say "Isabel" and actually mean "Isabella", which I don't believe to be the case. I can carry out this suggested changes, unless anyone wants to object. Regards, Redux 17:30, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)


There are two reasons for disambiguating Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, and other spellings on a single page: (1) The spellings are really variants of the same name (the same woman may be named "Isabel" in an English source, "Isabelle" in a French source and "Isabella" in a Spanish source); and (2) The point of a disambiguation page is to assist the reader in finding a page they are looking for. Disambiguating variant spellings on a single page helps the reader who isn't sure how to spell the name they are looking for — or who doesn't know which of the variants Wikipedia is likely to use. Gdr 15:38, 2005 May 8 (UTC)


Actually, the Spanish version would be Isabel, the English could be also Isabella, which is the Italian version, too, as well as the Scottish. French use Isabelle and Isabeau and Ysabeau. 217.140.193.123 10:10, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

What is the origin of this name?? Where did it began to spread??

[edit] Origin of name

What is the origin of this name? Does it come from Elizabeth, is that why it is translated as such in English at times? Isabella I know is NOT a Spanish name (Isabella of Castile was Isabel of Castile in reality). It seems that the Iberian Isabel comes from the French Isabelle which may come from the Italian Isabella, but this is just a guess. (I think this soley because Isabela or Isabella aren't names in Castilian or Portuguese, but I could be wrong.) Any name historians out there?

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