The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
A medieval variation of “Elizabeth“, meaning “oath of God”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Beileag, Belina, Belinda, Belinha, Bell, Bella, Belle, Ibb, Ibbie, Ibby, Isa, Isabela, Isabell, Isabella, Isabelle, Isbel, Iseabail, Isebella, Ishbel, Isibéal, Isobel, Issie, Issy, Izabela, Izabelle, Izzie, Izzy, Sabela, Sabell, Sabella, Sabelle, Sibeal, Spela, Ysabel, Ysobel, Zabel, Zabell, Zabella, Zabelle, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Isabel Pelham, Margaret’s older sister, in “That Little Smith Girl” from Nora Perry’s A Flock of Girls and Boys (1895).

Tagged: 1890s, English, French, German, I, Portuguese, Spanish

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• Isabella | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 27, 2014 at 10:02 am

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• Libby | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 27, 2014 at 10:02 am

  […] ORIGIN: Alternate spelling of “Libbie”, diminutive of “Elizabeth” or “Isabel“. […]

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• Izzy | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 12, 2015 at 8:12 am

  […] etc. For girls, a shortened version of “Isadora”, “Isannah“, “Isabel” / “Isobel”, “Isabella“, […]

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