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Isabelle looks too frilly for me, and the frilliness is unnecessary - Isabel sounds exactly the same, and I think it's much nicer. Less princessy, more grown up and classy.

These days it's kinda boring and overused, but at least it's a sensible name and this is the best of the spellings.

I don't like the fake Frenchness of that -le ending, especially when it doesn't get a French pronunciation. Isobel is my favourite form, with Isabel coming second. Isabella is much too fussy for me.

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I only really like the spelling Isabel because it's so clean and straight-forward. But either way, I think I would avoid using it at the moment due to the popularity of Isabella. However, I also think it's very pretty and I would at least consider it.

I love Isabelle. I'm particularly drawn to it as it has so many variations and translated spellings.

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I used to love the variant Isabella, and still do a little, just a little miffed about the popularity surge due to the Twilight franchise (sorry, but I can't stand this glittery lovelorn vampire whatever) but variants of Isabelle like Isobel and even Ysabel are names I love the look of.

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It's a beautiful, elegant name, but I only like it spelled Isabel or Isobel.

I love Isabelle! I would still use it despite its unfortunate popularity at the moment. I just think it's such a fun, lovely, and youthful name.

I think Isabelle is too frilly, but I like Isabel. I think Isabel is more... medeival, maybe. And Isabelle is more of a modern frilly little girl who is possibly spoiled.

Isabelle is one of those lovely names that I really liked before it got too popular, now it's just not for me. However, I do think it is classic, and I like it much, much better than Isabella.

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I even like the Scottish variant of Isobel, although I think written, Isabel and Isabelle is nicer.