I really love
Isabelle and
Isabel, despite their popularity. Kind of like I'll always love the name
Grace. I slightly prefer the spelling
Isabel just because the extra -le makes the name look like it's going to tip over the right. I pronounce
Isabel,
Isabelle, and
Isobel identically. I'm not crazy about
Belle as a nickname. I prefer the name in full.
Bella is abhorrent and tacky.