Isobel is the Scottish form of the female given name Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth.
People named Isobel Isobel of Huntingdon (1199–1251), Scottish royalty Isobel Baillie (1895–1983), Scottish operatic soprano Isobel Barnett (1918–1980), British radio and television personality Isobel Borlase (born 2004), Australian basketball player Isobel Buchanan (born 1954), Scottish operatic soprano Isobel Campbell (born 1976), Scottish singer, formerly with Belle and Sebastian Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917), English painter Isobel Gowdie, Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662 Isobel Elsom (1893–1981), English actress Isobel Joyce (born 1983), Irish cricketer Isobel Loutit (1909–2009), Canadian statistician Isobel Miller Kuhn (1901–1957), Canadian missionary Isobel Lennart (1915–1971), American screenwriter and playwright Isobel Rae (1860–1940), known as Iso Rae, Australian impressionist painter Isobel Redmond (born 1953), Australian politician Isobel Waller-Bridge (born 1984), British composer Isobel Yeung (born 1986), British journalist
Fictional characters named Isobel Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, a character from the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy Isobel Crawley, a character from the British period drama Downton Abbey Isobel Flemming, a character from The Vampire Diaries
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