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I don't have anything against the name itself, but it means "Isolate" in my language (Portuguese), so it wouldn't work for me...

It's interesting, but I think of "isolate" (not because of how it sounds but how it looks). I prefer Isolde and Isla.

Being Italian, the problem I have with is that for me it's like naming a child Island, and I can't really get past that. But, even ignoring this, I find Isla more pleasant.

My grandfather named his house Isola. He'd been sailing the Mediterranean and saw a beautiful island, and thought "Isola" was its name, so named the house that. It reminds me of "isolated" and since his house was surrounded on all sides that gave me a chuckle.
As a girl's name I prefer:
Isla
Iola
Ailsa

When I was little I discovered a name book at my grandparent's house. It was probably from the 1960s and Isola was in there. I used it as a name for a girl in a story because I thought it was pretty and unusual. I think it was reading that book which started me off on being interested in names! I've never come across it since but I think it's pretty and would be great to come across someone called this. I always thought it was related to the name Isolda but I don't really know where I got that idea from.

I've come across it before

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Oscar Wilde had a sister called Isola who died as a child.

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I think it's pretty though it would be interesting to see how much usage it has as a name (or rather, why did a little Irish girl end up being called Isola in the 1850s? :) )

There is a wonderful Jewellry Shop in West Australia with this name. It has some really lovely unique pieces. Thus I have a nice connection with the name. However, as a little girls name, I think it has a rather austere, and harsh sound. It's not something I would use, but wouldn't be saddened to hear someone else use it.

I think it's really gorgeous! It reminds of Isolde a bit, yet it doesn't seem like it's ripping it off. The only thing that would discourage me is if it isn't a legitimate name, if it's just a nice word in Italian.

I've been playing a bunch of games from Big Fish games, and all of them take place on an island called Isola. That's all I can think of when I hear it. It'd be strange for me to call a kid by the place where Fish Tycoon and Virtual Villagers takes place.

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:D Plant Tycoon did tell me how to pronounce it though. I was a little surprised, I thought it was IE-O-LA, but it's ES-O-LA.