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How would you spell Isobel?

69 replies

mrsjuan · 18/01/2009 10:06

I HATE 'creative' spellings but there seem to be so many alternatives to Isobel - Isabel, Isabelle etc. Which one do you think is the best?

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jellybeans · 18/01/2009 14:07

Isabelle

KatB · 18/01/2009 12:56

I like Isabelle.
Prefer Isabella tho, I like frilly

shootfromthehip · 18/01/2009 11:10

I like Isabelle because of the 'belle', beautiful bit.

bronze · 18/01/2009 11:08

Isobel

NorktasticNinja · 18/01/2009 11:05

Isabelle

GossipMonger · 18/01/2009 10:58

Isabelle - beautiful

Isobel - not as pretty

Vintagepommery · 18/01/2009 10:55

Isobel

thirtysomething · 18/01/2009 10:30

isabelle gets my vote

waspriceyp · 18/01/2009 10:30

Isobel very pretty name.

chancelloroftheexCHEQUERS · 18/01/2009 10:26

I like Isobel best, I think it's the Irish versiuon?

An Irish friend has a daughter called Isobel and shortens it to Iso (Izzo), which is nice and can't be done with the A spelling.

Tidey · 18/01/2009 10:16

I prefer it with an A, because I focus in on the fact it has 'sob' in it otherwise. It's an unhappy looking name spelled that way.

kerala · 18/01/2009 10:15

Isobel. Lovely name as long as you fine with the fact it is very popular. There are lots of Isobels (spelt in varous ways!) around here.

NoBiggy · 18/01/2009 10:15

Isobel.

The varaitions of Isabel make me think Spanish.

lillypie · 18/01/2009 10:11

I think Isobel is perfect too

violethill · 18/01/2009 10:10

As you have done: Isobel.

Isabel makes me think.. 'Is a bell?....'

Isabelle is too frilly

Isobel : perfect!

fryalot · 18/01/2009 10:10

I like Isobel

mysterymoniker · 18/01/2009 10:09

those are all proper versions of the same name though aren't they? like madeline or madeleine

lunavix · 18/01/2009 10:07

But my childen have 'alternative' spellings of their names, which is a pita!

lunavix · 18/01/2009 10:07

I would spell it Isabelle