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How would you spell...

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Aahh99 · 07/09/2020 13:35

Isabel / Isobel / Isabelle?

Whats your favourite spelling?

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AlwaysLatte · 10/09/2020 06:20

Ishbel sounds like the person saying it is drunk.
I prefer Isabelle then you can use Belle instead of Bel for short.

Megan2018 · 10/09/2020 05:49

I much prefer Isabella, but of the ones listed Isabel - but amongst my acquaintance Isobel is mist common.

It didn’t make it to my list for this reason as wanted a name with no spelling variations as our surname is a bugger for that!

Elspethelf · 10/09/2020 05:16

Isobel hands down

BravoBilly · 09/09/2020 21:50

Isobel

FatBottomedGurl · 09/09/2020 21:00

Lovely name and was on my baby name list also. Personally, I would have gone with Isabelle. However, it would always have been shortened to Izzie as a NN 🤷‍♀️

Bruce2 · 09/09/2020 20:55

Isobel

We named our daughter Annabelle and wished we'd gone for Annabel instead now. The belle is too fussy, everyone's right.
Was 10 years ago when I was younger and more impressionable with others opinions.

My gran was Ishbel, we're Scottish and quite popular back in the day

Others we like were at time were

Isodora
Arabelle
Arabella

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 08/09/2020 19:08

Isobel

TitianaTitsling · 08/09/2020 11:59

Definitely Isobel, although that may be due to my dislike of the nn Isa that is popular in West Scotland!

Fifthtimelucky · 08/09/2020 11:56

Isobel for me too. Isabel is ok and Isabelle is too frilly, though strangely I do quite like Isabella.

Don't like Ishbel at all - it needs three syllables I think.

Don't most people pronounce Isobel and Isabel the same? I certainly do.

MonsteraDeliciosa · 08/09/2020 11:43

Another vote for Isobel.

I used to teach an Isobell. So very wrong!

LolaGrace · 08/09/2020 11:30

Isobel
Or
Isabelle

Changedname81 · 08/09/2020 11:19

Isobel

TheChristmasPrincess · 08/09/2020 11:19

Isobel

CaffiSaliMali · 08/09/2020 11:16

Isabel. Followed by Isobel and then Isabelle. I used to know an Ysabelle and it kept getting misspelled!

I like Isabel as it's short and to the point, no superfluous letters.

I would pronounce Isabel, Isobel and Isabelle all the same - Is-uh-bell.

FizzyGreenWater · 08/09/2020 08:47

Isobel, beautiful.
Isabel in the middle
Isabelle - silly in the extreme

sibbys · 07/09/2020 23:22

Isabel

Brighterthansunflowers · 07/09/2020 23:16

I love Isobel

Not keen on Isabelle I think it’s too frilly

Britannah · 07/09/2020 21:38

Isobel 100%

Bear6 · 07/09/2020 21:30

Isabelle. I read Isobel as ‘I’ ‘SO’ ‘BEL’

DramaAlpaca · 07/09/2020 21:27

I like both Isabel and Isobel, with a slight preference for Isabel.

Isabelle is too fussy for me, it just doesn't need all those letters.

TheyThoughtItWasAllOver · 07/09/2020 21:15

Isabelle is my favourite and also how I would assume it's spelt if I couldn't ask the person but I had to write it for some reason.
Isobel makes me think isobars.

lavenderlove · 07/09/2020 21:15

Isobel

AnnaSW1 · 07/09/2020 21:13

Isabelle

Flappingflamingo · 07/09/2020 21:12

I have Isabel so that obviously gets my vote!

gubbbbbddaaaa · 07/09/2020 20:50

Belle .. I like it as a name / nickname