Izabella
Meaning of Izabella
Izabella—phonetically iz-uh-BEL-uh in English, ee-sah-BEH-yah in Spanish, and ee-zah-BEL-lah in Italian—constitutes a modern, visually striking variant of Isabella, itself a medieval Romance form of the Hebrew Elisheba, “God is my oath.” The name’s historic footprint includes queens of Castile and Hungary, lending it an aura of dynastic gravitas that persists in contemporary cultural memory and continues to be reinforced by periodic appearances in historical fiction and cinematic costume drama. Within the United States, Izabella emerged in measurable numbers only at the close of the 1980s, ascended steadily to a peak rank of 137 in 2010, and has since receded to the mid-400s, a trajectory that mirrors broader naming cycles in which orthographic novelties enjoy a generation of favor before yielding to fresh innovations. Because the spelling substitution of “z” for “s” leaves the stress pattern and vocalic flow intact, English-speaking parents often perceive Izabella as a balanced compromise between tradition and individuality—an elegant choice that signals familiarity while subtly differentiating itself from the more ubiquitous Isabella.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as ee-sah-BEH-yah (/iˈsa.be.ˈja/)
Italian
- Pronunced as ee-zah-BEL-lah (/i.dza.ˈbɛl.la/)
English
- Pronunced as iz-uh-BEL-uh (/ɪzəˈbɛlə/)
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Notable People Named Izabella
| Izabella Camargo is a Brazilian journalist. |
| Polish actress, dancer, producer, and environmental activist Izabella Miko trained at the New York City Ballet and the Lee Strasberg Institute and is best known for Coyote Ugly, The Forsaken, and The Killers videos Mr Brightside and Miss Atomic Bomb. |
| Izabella Scorupco is a Polish born Swedish American actress, singer and model best known for playing Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 film GoldenEye and for her 1992 hit cover of Shame Shame Shame. |
| Izabella Zielińska - Izabella Jadwiga Zielinska was a Polish pianist and pedagogue whose career began in 1935 and became one of the longest in Poland. |
| Izabella Maizza Chiappini is an Italian water polo player born in Brazil. |
