Meaning & History
Short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella. It is also associated with the Italian word bella meaning "beautiful". It was used by the American author Stephenie Meyer for the main character in her popular Twilight series of novels, first released 2005, later adapted into a series of movies beginning 2008.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesZabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta(Croatian) Alžběta(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Elisabet(Danish) Annabel, Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isa, Liesbeth, Lijsbeth(Dutch) Eliisabet(Estonian) Elisabet, Isabella, Iisa(Finnish) Amable, Annabelle, Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Isabeau(French) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Isa, Isabell, Isabella(German) Elisavet(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal(Irish) Annabella, Elisabetta, Isabella(Italian) Amabilia(Late Roman) Elizabete(Latvian) Elžbieta(Lithuanian) Elisaveta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Elisabet(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Iza(Polish) Anabela, Isabel, Belinha, Elisabete, Elizabete, Isabela(Portuguese) Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella(Romanian) Elizaveta, Yelizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta(Serbian) Alžbeta(Slovak) Elizabeta(Slovene) Anabel, Isabel, Ysabel, Elisabet, Isa, Isabela(Spanish) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella(Swedish) Yelyzaveta(Ukrainian)
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