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Re: ISABEL once again
I didnt understand for Ealasaid > Elizabeth either. I think its just a blending of tongues (Like American people can't say Oriental names). They talk about other derivations of Isabel (daughter of Baal), so perhaps it was a mixing of the local Spanish tradition blending with the new Christian namesOnce again I am not an expert . This is my own educated guess.

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Before learning of the Elizabeth / Isabel connection, I thought it came from "isha Baal", "wife of Baal", and wondered why Christians used it lol
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I've heard about this theory, too. But I've always wondered, how Shin should turn to Zayin. As far as I know the two letters are not related or interchangeable in any way; at least not in Hebrew, I don't know about Phoenician. Or does the name Ishabel exist? All I can find in the bible is Eshba'al (1. Chr 8,33) and Ashbel (Gen 46,21), both masculine names.
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I wonder too. Maybe it turned in an European language and not a Semitic one? By misprononciation? When I hear the English way of prononcing Hebrew names, I think everything is possible :p
Apparently Ishbel and Ishabel exist in Scottish though. And Baal was called Bel in Assyria and Palmyra. I also remember that I got a name close to Isabel on a name generator (was it Carthaginese, Phoenician... I don't remember...), something like Ishbal or Ishbel.
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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