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Isabelle, Isabel or Isobel?

98 replies

FoxyLoxx · 22/12/2021 18:42

Just that! Which spelling do you prefer? It’s for a middle name so won’t be used in class etc.
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MondeoFan · 22/12/2021 23:29

Isobel clear winner

Pinkginlover · 22/12/2021 22:28

Isabelle

Stevearnottsbeard · 22/12/2021 22:14

My beautiful Izzy is Isabel, just as it sounds, to us personally the other spellings looked wrong

ColourMeExhausted · 22/12/2021 22:10

Isobel. My DD's name! But we're in Scotland so that's the Scots version. Can see she will spend her life correcting the spelling, the amount of times people persist in calling her Isabella Hmm

Fivebeanchilli · 22/12/2021 21:16

Isabel

Iamanicepersonreally · 22/12/2021 21:16

Isobel

RedRobin100 · 22/12/2021 21:14

My friends little girl is Isobelle

RedRobin100 · 22/12/2021 21:14

Isobel

Clevs · 22/12/2021 21:13

Isabelle

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 22/12/2021 21:09

Gorgeous choice either way but it's simple, classic Isabel for me. From what I've read over the years it's supposed to be the "original" version along with Isabella (Spanish variation from Elizabeth), so it's likely the other countries versions of Isabel developed from it - Scottish Isobel, French Isabelle etc. But if you have strong Scots or French links, then I might suggest differently...

user1471530109 · 22/12/2021 21:02

I much prefer Isobel/Isabel (I can't decide between these two) than Isabelle. I just think the first two feel more classic? I realise it's to do with heritage of the name rather than age.

I think the extra letters only fit if you stick an 'a' on the end.

DramaAlpaca · 22/12/2021 20:59

Isabel, followed closely by Isobel.

Not Isabelle, it's too frilly for me.

fuckfuckfuck2021 · 22/12/2021 20:57

Isabelle

TableSetting · 22/12/2021 20:52

Isabel

Cas112 · 22/12/2021 20:47

Isobel

user1498582340 · 22/12/2021 20:44

Isabel. It's my dd's name, I chose that spelling as it's nice and round looking if you see what I mean

hopingforabrighterfuture2021 · 22/12/2021 20:41

Isabelle

DoodleBelle · 22/12/2021 20:41

Isabel

ratussbaguss · 22/12/2021 20:34

None of them

MazyT1978 · 22/12/2021 20:28

My friends daughter is called Izabelle don't get many spelt that way

JumpingFrogs · 22/12/2021 20:22

Isabel
Isabelle is too frilly. When I see Isobel the word "sob" leaps out at me, so it looks sad

Igneo · 22/12/2021 20:22

Or the Spanish Ysabel
Love that spelling.

MajorCarolDanvers · 22/12/2021 20:21

Isabelle

storkstalk · 22/12/2021 20:21

Isobel

Bitlady · 22/12/2021 20:19

Isabelle