Re: Jezebel and Isabel
in reply to a message by Magda
Both origins are correct. "Isabel" is a Latin form of Elizabeth, and can be found in various forms in languages such as Spanish, Italian, French, and Catalan. However, it also exists in a form completely unrelated to Elizabeth (Elisheva in Hebrew), as a dialectal variant of Jezebel. Just claim the first origin, and not the second one, if you want to use Isabel.The Wikipedia pages for both Isabel and Jezebel explain this.Hope that helped!
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Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Magda  ·  6/16/2002, 6:40 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Silvio Silva  ·  6/5/2024, 9:45 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Jess  ·  2/6/2020, 5:51 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  NA  ·  8/11/2022, 8:49 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  thegriffon  ·  2/7/2020, 4:10 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  LB  ·  11/22/2018, 5:59 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Alivad  ·  8/1/2017, 7:57 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  NA  ·  8/11/2022, 8:50 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Peter Cook  ·  7/15/2019, 11:53 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  (Is-rah-el) Israelle  ·  6/24/2024, 9:39 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Anneza  ·  6/18/2002, 1:33 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Stanislassia  ·  6/17/2002, 1:01 AM
Jezebel and Beelzebub  ·  Shay  ·  6/17/2002, 1:20 PM
Re: Jezebel and Beelzebub  ·  thegriffon  ·  8/30/2017, 7:47 AM