Isabelle argh....

[Holdthepenproperlypleeeease]

I read on a couple of threads here that the name Isabelle sounds to some people like a question e.g. "is a bell.."Now i can't get this out of my mind and it's one of a few favoured names on our short list but it has spiked it a bit for me.

So how would you rate Isabelle? What other names might I also like?

Its a classic, well known name so i would never this 'is a bell?'

The only reason i don't like is that there are so many variations of the spelling (Isa/Iso/Iza/Bel/Bell/Belle/Bella/etc) and that it is quite popular at the moment, so going though school might get frustrations ("are you Isabelle with an O? Are you talking about Isabelle T or Isabelle A? Isabelle, sorry Isabella!" Etc)

As pp have said, lots of nice nicknames - Issy/Izzy/Isa/Belle/Bella/etc (i wouldn't ever get Lizzie from it, that only works with Elizabeth or Eliza in my mind)

I'm one of the ones who said don't spell it Isobel OP but only because it looks very plain and boring to me, especially compared to Isabelle which looks way prettier.

"that it is quite popular at the moment, so going though school might get frustration"

It peaked 2005-10, so lots in primary school now. But now it's the Eve/Ava and Sophie/Sofia named new babies who are likely to get that.

Thank you.
warming up to the name again but now can't decide whether it should be Isabel or Isabelle.

I prefer the spelling Isabelle, as opposed to any alternatives :)

Entirely disagree re the 'Isobel' spelling. I think it's beautifully symmetrical looking, without the fussiness of Isabelle.

Is Isobel pronounced exactly the same as Isabelle or Isabel?

It's pronounced exactly the same but somehow I see Isobel as elegant and Isabelle as a bit Disney princess tastic.

Gorgeous name but please no more Isabelles - knee deep in them and their variations.

Isadora?
Arabella?

Eliza?

I think isabelle is a lovely name but my dh ruined it by adding -end.

Izzie is much nicer. It's cute and plucky! Lizzie is either short for Elizabeth or lizard...

Isabelle is really popular. But it's simply lovely (which does explain the popularity, obviously).

Looney8, Isadora is briliant :) It keeps the Izzie nn but isn't as popular as Isabelle...