Isabell
Barely over 140 people in Poland carry this German and Scandinavian spelling of Izabela, so meeting one stays memorable. It comes from Hebrew and means "god is my oath".
Isabell Pronunciation
Isabell is pronounced ee-SAH-bell (/iˈsabɛll/).
What Isabell means
Where Isabell comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Isabell traces back through Elisabeth to the Hebrew Elisheva, which name-scholars read as "god is my oath." The form softened as it moved. Medieval speakers in Provence and Spain dropped the first syllable and reshaped the ending, and Isabella was born. From there the name spread north and took firm hold in German and Scandinavian records.
Isabell is the trimmed spelling, without the final vowel. Poland keeps its own versions close by: Izabela and Izabella on official forms, Iza as the short call between friends. A teacher reading a class register might meet all three in one room.
The Hebrew root points at a vow made to god, and that meaning stayed with the name even as its sound changed. Queens carried it. Isabella of Castile signed her name to letters in the fifteenth century, and the form crossed borders with her fame. The Polish Izabela still holds that oath, bóg jest moją przysięgą.
How many people are named Isabell
1 in 158759 women in Poland is named Isabell. 142 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2746 among female names.
Isabell's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Isabell as a middle name
Isabell is a first name for 142 women in Poland and a middle name for another 74, a 66/34 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 780th, between Cirilla (74) and Mabel (74).
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#778 Susanna75
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#780 Isabell74
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#781 Mabel74
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