Isabel or Isobel

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They are both lovely. Isabel is the 'original' Spanish spelling, AFAIK. Isabelle I find too frilly (unless you are French) in a similar way to Annabelle (prefer Annabel).

Isobel - Looovely

I like Isabel or Isabelle. The O looks funny to me.

I personally prefer Isabelle. But if I had to choose between your two suggestions I would go with Isabel over Isobel. I think it looks prettier with the A for some reason?

Plus with Isabelle you have the option of Belle as a NN aswell as Issy or Izzy

Isobel. When I see Isabel I come over all Manuel-like and find myself muttering "Eeeessabelll" in a sing-song voice .

Isobel... dd's middle name

@golondrina - she's just outside Reus

@schooltripwoes so she is in Tarragona? She is mistaken is she thinks Isobel is a Spanish spelling, does she speak to Spanish people? It is odd she would think this

@Dlux apparently the SIL is Spanish herself which makes it all the weirder. Cos Isobel is not used as a spelling in Spain. Maybe it's like Spanish people using Jonathon "Jonatan" and Sheila "Shayla"?

I'm Scottish but we went for the Isabel spelling as I can't see past the "sob" in Isobel. We also use a diminuitive of her name which is neither Izzy nor Bella so you wouldn't have to use them.