Isabella or Isabela is a feminine given name, the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, the Spanish form Isabelle, the French form, and Isobel, the Scottish form of the name Elizabeth. All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba. Isabella has been in wide use in the Anglosphere since the 1700s and has been a popular name in recent years. It is particularly well used for Hispanic girls in the United States. A common diminutive form is Bella. Notable people with the name include:
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Fictional characters Isabella, a stock character in Italian comedy Isabella Knightley, Emma's sister in Emma by Jane Austen Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, a main character in the Disney Channel series, Phineas and Ferb Isabella "Bella" Swan, protagonist of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Isabella Toscano, character from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives Isabella Braña Williams, a former character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, from Soulcalibur Isabella, the title character of an Italian comic book series Isabella, in Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy
See also Isabel
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