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Help[Opinions] Re: Elisabeth vs. Isabella
in reply to a message by Schuyler
All nice enough choices.
I would go with Elisabeth - well, Elizabeth really. My Spanish teacher frequently refers to his daughter Elizabeth as Isabel, I think that Elizabeth with the occasional pet name of Isabella could work. Elisabeth is a lot more timeless - I mean I know popularity doesn't matter to you and I can understand that, but if they were both number 10 I would go with Elizabeth because it is more connected to the English language? I guess? And a name American women have been consistently named for hundreds of years, and English speaking women hundreds and hundreds of years before that? Not that I think there is anything wrong with going outside of your own language, of course, but I think there is something very powerful about being connected to your own language and therefore to the rich heritage of your female ancestors for hundreds of years...
of course if you're not english-speaking all of this would apply to Isabella! I really hope I don't come across the wrong way, my top combo being Minerva Maria Cecilia and all. Both are lovely but I'd go with Elizabeth. ELISABETH! (I def. prefer the Z though I feel it is MUCH more sensible.)
I would go with Elisabeth - well, Elizabeth really. My Spanish teacher frequently refers to his daughter Elizabeth as Isabel, I think that Elizabeth with the occasional pet name of Isabella could work. Elisabeth is a lot more timeless - I mean I know popularity doesn't matter to you and I can understand that, but if they were both number 10 I would go with Elizabeth because it is more connected to the English language? I guess? And a name American women have been consistently named for hundreds of years, and English speaking women hundreds and hundreds of years before that? Not that I think there is anything wrong with going outside of your own language, of course, but I think there is something very powerful about being connected to your own language and therefore to the rich heritage of your female ancestors for hundreds of years...
of course if you're not english-speaking all of this would apply to Isabella! I really hope I don't come across the wrong way, my top combo being Minerva Maria Cecilia and all. Both are lovely but I'd go with Elizabeth. ELISABETH! (I def. prefer the Z though I feel it is MUCH more sensible.)
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