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Meaning & Origins
Originally a Spanish version of Elizabeth, which was coined by deletion of the first syllable and alteration of the final consonant sound to one that can normally end a word in Spanish. The name was imported into France in the early Middle Ages, and thence into England. It was a royal name, and its enduring popularity may have been enhanced by the fact that it was borne by a queen of England—Isabella (1296–1358), daughter of Philip IV of France—even though she led a turbulent life and eventually had her husband, Edward II, murdered.
| 571st in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: from a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning ‘bright’, ‘fair’, ‘pretty’, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘shining’.
| 983rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Isabelle, Isabella, Isabell, Isabela, Isabelo, Isabelita, Isabele, Isable, Isabello, Isabeli
Briggs, Brigham, Brigman, Brightwell, Brightman, Brighton, Brignac, Brigance, Brightbill, Bradt
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