Meaning: Its source is Elisabeth, an English name meaning "God's promise."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Nicknames: Belia, Belle, Chabeli, Isa, Belicia, Belita, Bellita, Ib, Ibbie, Isabelita, Issie, Izzie, Izzy and Chabelita

Compound Forms: Marisabel

Alternative Spellings: Isabell and Ysabel

Variant Forms: Isabeau, Isbel, Isobel, Ishbel, Isobell, Ysabeau and Isabela

Non-English Forms: Izabela

Source Forms: Elisheva and Elizabeth

Popularity: The name Isabel ranked 81st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 313th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: Names derived from the older spelling of Elisabeth remind us that the ''z'' spelling only came to be preferred after the reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I, which ended at the very start of the 17th century.