Feminine

Isabel

Sentences

Meaning

Su identidad como grupo se remonta al reinado de Isabel I de Inglaterra

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Their identity as a group dates back to the reign of Elizabeth I of England.

(feminine) a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth
(feminine) a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth
(feminine) Elizabeth (biblical character)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

I‧sa‧bel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isaˈbel/

Borrowed from Old Provençal

Elisabel

In summary

Borrowed from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). The initial El- was lost probably because it was mistaken for el, an article.