Isabelle is lovely. I'm a big fan of Isabelle and other French girls' names ending in -elle. (ex. Danielle, Gabrielle, Michelle...) and the sounds is sweet too.
I very much prefer Isabella to Isabelle, but it’s a gorgeous name regardless. Isabelle is a pretty nickname for Isabella though. For a French girl it’s great as name on its own, as it’s the French version of Isabella. When I have a daughter I will name her Isabella and use Isabelle or Izzy as a nickname. Overall I think Isabelle is a feminine, beautiful, classy name.
Isabelle here! This isn’t even biased, but i feel like it is a MUCH better name then Isabella and my experience with people named Isabella is not good, most of them are annoying, I go by Belle, and people always call me Isabella or Bella which irritates me beyond explanation. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite movie, so that’s cool! I think it’s a very proper name, I am a straight A student and it is also quite uncommon I’d say, as I haven’t met another Isabelle so far in my life. Hate the nickname Izzy. Those are my opinions on the name Isabelle as an Isabelle myself.
I really like Isabelle and Isabella, but I prefer Isabelle, I like that it's associated with Isabelle from Animal Crossing, and I think the nickname Belle is adorable, but honestly it seems to be dying out, so maybe it's not as loved as it once was.
Very pretty! I prefer the name Isabelle over Isabella, but both are overused.
― Anonymous User 11/12/2021
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I am German and it's not pronounced with four syllables.It is either ee-zah-BELL or EE-zah-bell (both pronunciations are possible).Yes, in German we usually pronounce every letter, but Isabelle is seen as a French name and pronounced with three syllables.
Much nicer than Isabel. I love the French vibes Isabelle gives. Isabelle Madeleine would be a nice combo, or Isabelle Sophie.
― Anonymous User 7/22/2021
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It has Animal Crossing association and I like Isabelle the dog. I love it as much as Isabella! Haters stop hating; both names are beautiful! Isabella is just very popular while Isabelle is less common.
I love this name and gave it to my daughter as her middle name. It’s fun to say “[firstname] is a bell, [firstname] is a clarinet,” etc. I made up a whole song with a different instrument for each letter of the alphabet.Isabel is also pretty but we went with Isabelle as a nod to Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
I personally love this name. My daughter's name is Isabelle Mae and it couldn't fit her any better. I picked this name as when she was born it wasn't commonly heard and it was old fashioned to me. I grew up listening to my mother talk of her granny Isabel, which was a last name. People who don't like it don't comment then.
Ah yes, my name. Personally I alternate between love and hate of it (as a 15 year old girl). As mentioned in this comment thread, Bella or Belle is a nickname which is hated/never used by folks with the name. It gets confusing sometimes when you have someone who has the same name (well Isabella) or a very similar one to you. Always used Izzy more as it is shorter and sounds less stuck up. My main reason for hating it over the years being how feminine it is as I was and still am extremely tomboyish though it is growing on me as I grow up. Another reason being that I have to spell it out to avoid Isabella, Isabel, Isabell and many other variations. Despite that fact, I do like it much more than the other spellings and variations, especially Isobelle/Isobel of which is what my father wanted to call me after he couldn't get his way with Esmeralda. However, French won out. It sounds better on some folks over others.Sorry for the ramble
― Anonymous User 8/24/2020
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Isabelle is a quite pretty name, and I prefer it to Isabella. It is simple and sweet, easy to pronounce, and isn't as popular as Isabella. It is yet another lovely way around the name 'Elizabeth'. However, despite the fact that Isabella ranks higher in the name popularity chart for the United States, I have met a lot more people with the name Isabelle than Isabella in my area. If you want to name your child Isabelle, be aware that there probably will be another Isabelle in her class, and she most likely will have to specify which Isabelle she is. I prefer Isabel, Ysabel, Isabell and Isobel. Isabel/Isabèl is very easy to pronounce in Spanish, Occitan, Portuguese, French, German, and Dutch, and is shorter and not as common. Ysabel may look strange, but is not as common as Isabel and can be pronounced in Spanish easily. Isabell is easy to pronounce in German, and is also less common than Isabel. Isobel is very easy to pronounce in Scots. :)
This name is horrible. It is way too common and gets really confusing. However I do not mind the version Bella or Belle as this is less common but still an abbreviation of it. If you are thinking of calling your daughter this then just think about the popularity of it which is in fact not good. Also, they say the name reflects the person and picking a unique name will give a better personality for the person.
― Anonymous User 1/24/2020
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English: This is such a great name. I really love it. It is so much better, in my opinion, than Isabella.Espanol: Este es un gran nombre. Me encanta de verdad. Es mucho mejor, en mi opinión, que Isabella.Francais: C'est un si grand nom. Je l'aime vraiment. C'est tellement mieux, à mon avis, qu'Isabella.
I love this name! Middle names sound really pretty with it! Isabelle Eliora, Isabelle Aviva, Isabelle Anya, Isabelle Eliana, Isabelle Elise, Isabelle Juniper. Love love love!
This is my second middle name (paired with Jennifer, so my middle name is Jennifer Isabelle). I would feel incomplete without Isabelle, I feel like it ties together my whole name. Generally, I find Isabelle very elegant, classy, graceful, beautiful, and feminine, especially as a first name.
― Anonymous User 10/26/2019
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This name is so pretty, and I like it better than Isabella. In total I know about 4 or 5 Isabella’s but only 1 Isabelle. It is so pretty!
In my opinion, this is quite a pretty name that I can picture on both a dog and a grown adult. The Animal Crossing association is also a very nice thing as well, even though most people probably won't think of that.
Isabelle Palmer is the 2014 American Girl of the year. She is a ballet dancer and has her own movie, “Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight”.
― Anonymous User 3/20/2019
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Isabelle is my name, I was born in 1970 in French Canada and it was extremely popular back then. Never really liked it because it was so common in my age group! Nickname was always Isa (Eee-za), would have not liked to be called Belle.
― Anonymous User 2/12/2019
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I love this name. If I had to choose which form I like more - Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel or something else - I wouldn't know what to pick, I like them all. But Isabelle has such a special feel, very elegant and youthful, delicate and refined, kinda smooth and gentle, but not without certain strength. It is a very feminine, sophisticated, quite regal name in my opinion.
Isabelle is a French speech synthesiser produced by Cepstral.
― Anonymous User 10/21/2018
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Isabelle Sofia Maria Erkendal is a Swedish Eurodance musician. She was a member of the Swedish band Peaches and now is a part of a music project called Innesi, formerly known as The Lonely Girl.
― Anonymous User 10/21/2018
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Isabelle is also used occasionally in Poland. Last year, there were 5 girls born in Poland who were given the name Isabelle, and the name was 401st in the ranking.
― Anonymous User 10/21/2018
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A famous barer is Isabelle “Bella” Swan from The Twilight Saga.
In 2018, 3 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Isabelle who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 807th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/11/2018
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Isabelle is one of my favourite names. It's elegant and refined and reminds me of beauty. Anyone called Isabelle must be beautiful. There are lots of cute nicknames for Isabelle — Isa, Izzy, Belle, Bella, Abi if you think about it, Ella, Ellie etc., but I prefer just Isabelle. It sounds better. And if they're twins, Chloe and Isabelle, definitely.
Isabelle Caro was a French model and actress from Marseille, France, who became well known after appearing in a controversial advertising campaign "No Anorexia" which showed Caro with vertebrae and facial bones showing under her skin in a picture by photographer Oliviero Toscani.
My name is Isabelle. I was born in '99 and I've never met another Isabelle spelled the same way, but I've known/known of about five other girls with variations of it (Isabel, Isabella). I didn't like my name as a child because of how it looked when I wrote it. Now that I'm older I love it as many do. I love being called Isabelle in full, and I don't mind when substitute teachers call me Isabella. I prefer Belle to Bella, and Bella to Izzy. My mom calls me Isa (EE-SAH) and also Ris like Wrist without the T? I think Isabelle has an ethereal youth to it, it reminds me of soft beauty. It has a strength to it, yet it is not harsh. To me, it is kind. I think it complements a girl as she ages. It is playful for a child, lovely for a young woman, strong for a mother.
Isabelle Geffroy, better known by the nickname Zaz, is a French singer-songwriter who mixes jazzy styles, French variety, soul and acoustic. She is famous for her hit "Je veux", from her first album, Zaz, released on 10 May 2010.
I prefer the Scottish version Isobel (pronounced the same as Isabelle).
― Anonymous User 12/14/2016
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My name is Isabelle and I love it. When I was younger I thought it was weird and used to be made fun of for it. It is a classic name that is not very popular with my age group (I was born in 1999). However, it has grown enormously popular since 2010. My name is unique, but something that is still familiar. I have always been called Belle and Bella by my family. I was called "Izzy" when I was in grade school by my friends, but it wore off. I particularly like being called Belle and Bella by those I am close to.
― Anonymous User 10/20/2016
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Although both names are nice, I like Isabelle more. Isabella vs Isabelle, my decision would go to Isabelle.
― Anonymous User 10/7/2016
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Isabelle Yasmina Adjani is a French film actress and singer. A five-time winner of the César Award for Best Actress, she won for Possession, One Deadly Summer Camille Claudel, La Reine Margot and Skirt Day.
My 18 year old daughter is Isabelle. She likes it. She says the boys really like it. :) We named her because we wanted something classic, pretty, feminine, and looked good on a resume. She always makes a joke that most of the Isabelles she ever meets are either 3 or 93, so she has never been in the same class with another Isabelle.
I personally like this name better than Isabella, this sounds too childish. The -belle at the end makes this name perfect for someone younger and older. It sounds very sophisticated.
In French Isabelle is pronounced very differently than in English. Isabelle Ee-ssah-bell I- in French is pronounced like a long e S- pronounced with sibilantly. NOT like a z in English.
This name is popular but Isabella is more popular. Oh well, it's beautiful! No wonder a lot of people like it! I might use it someday too!
― Anonymous User 11/1/2015
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I love this name, I didn't really care for it until the game Animal Crossing New Leaf came out with a character named Isabelle (she's a cutie).Also, if a name is popular you can still use it, don't be so put off by it. (such a pet peeve of mine on every comment section on here).
― Anonymous User 10/13/2015
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I love this name; I find myself wishing I was named Isabelle! It might be too popular now for me though. Maybe in 20 years when if I have kids it won't be!
I absolutely LOVE this name. It's getting a bit too popular for my taste, but in a little while it should be fine. In a world overrun by 5-year-old Isabellas, Isabelle is a good change.
― Anonymous User 8/23/2015
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This might be a stretch, but this spelling of the name could mean "is a beauty." Belle in French means "beauty," and the first part of the name sounds like the English "is a." So cute!
― Anonymous User 6/12/2015
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This is my middle name. I really like the spelling this way because I think it looks more professional and just looks nicer. :)
I personally don't find Isabelle to be too popular. I love the name. Maybe it's just me, because I also don't know a single Ashley... Anyway, despite ANY popularity whatsoever, a pretty name is a pretty name, and this name is pretty.
― Anonymous User 5/12/2015
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Isabelle Trick (also known as Yagami Reina) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.
― Anonymous User 4/23/2015
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Isabelle is a beautiful, elegant, stunning, classy and awesome name! :D.
― Anonymous User 1/29/2015
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Sounds like 'eez a bell', which my hubby said could be he's a bell... so I'm not too keen on it.
― Anonymous User 1/20/2015
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I love the name Isabelle lol cause it's my name and my family calls me Belle, and my friends call me Izzy.
My name is Isabelle. I wanted to be called Izzy for a while, then changed the spelling to Issie. But I prefer Belle because it's so cute! My name (Isabelle Mettle) is rather odd though, because it sounds like a question. But personally, It's the best name ever!
― Anonymous User 7/11/2014
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Isabelle Sophia Lightwood is the name of a character in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.
― Anonymous User 12/21/2013
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In France, this name screams 1960's. It was really, really popular in the 60's and 70's, and is now very rare. It's funny that this name is more popular for little girls in the US while it most likely belongs to a 40-something in France. It's a gorgeous name nonetheless, way better than Isabella, which I can't stand.
I love this name, way better than Isabella. It's just very feminine and sweet. I just hate the other spellings Isabel and Isobel. The 'le' ending makes the name more complete.
Even though it's kind of common, it's not as overused as the way too Spanish/Italian Isabella. I personally like this spelling and Isabel/Isobel, but this one seems a little more old fashioned to me. The name izzy completely ruins the name though, imagine a grown woman named izzy!
― Anonymous User 1/11/2013
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I used to have a friend named Isabelle, who went by Bobbi. She was so cool, but I don't really like the name. I think it's too popular.
Isabelle Fuhrman (b. 1997 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actress.
― Anonymous User 4/30/2012
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Isabelle is a beautiful name. It is feminine, elegant, sophisticated, strong, royal, has a lot of history, and an old-fashioned, vintage charm. Reminds me of the art-deco era. Ages well, too. I also like the other spellings, Isabel (Spanish) and Isobel (Scottish), but somehow I find Isabelle the most beautiful. That French touch at the end gives that little extra.
Love, love, love Isabelle. I don't care for other spellings. It sounds refined, intelligent, and practical. I would seriously consider it if I have a girl.
My own first name is Isabelle, pronounced in the French way. My mother's from Denmark, and my father's from Algeria so they had to pick a name that fitted both languages! Therefor: Isabelle, the French way ;) Well, I LOVE my name, and I've NEVER and I repeat NEVER met anyone with the name Isabelle, other than me. Though I know two girls with the name; Isabella. I prefer Isabelle from Isobel, Isobelle, Isabella, and Isabel. (: I've never had a nickname that haves anything to do with Isabelle, though one of my friends like to call me Bella, and another asked me if she could call me Isabella, and another can't pronounce Isabelle, so she calls me Isabella! Well.. I guess I have some nick names anyway! (:
I love this name. I think it's very classy and cute, and ages very well at the same time. I DESPISE the nickname Izzy however. I think it sounds like the sound a buzzing fly makes. Belle would be kind of cute as a nickname.
I love the French pronunciation of this name. I find it to be glamorous and beautifully French--certainly one of the best names the language has given. I also love to say it--it feels very indulgent on my tongue what with all the stress put into the syllables!
My name is Isabelle and I am very happy with it. It's a simple, strong, but still quite unusual name with lots of nicknames! I get called everything from Belle, Bella, Isa, Issa and certain teachers call me Isabella. Here, in Sweden, it's not THAT usual and especially not in my age group! Oh, and I have never been made fun of for it, which a lot of my friends have for theirs. A few people have tried to rhyme something stupid with it but they haven't succeeded.
― Anonymous User 12/1/2009
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This name is also used in the Netherlands where it is pronounced ee-sah-BEL-luh. [noted -ed]
There are so many little Isabelle and Isabella toddlers running around nowadays, and whenever I hear one of them being called Izzy, I want to puke. That nickname just sucks the beauty right out of this name. It's a gross and ignorant nickname. I can deal with Belle and Bella, but I prefer no nickname for this name at all. It's gorgeous in itself.
I love Isabelle! It's so classy and lovely! Much prettier than Isabella. And this is my favorite spelling, I don't like Isabel, Isobel, or any other spelling, I like Isabelle. I love the nicknames Izzie or Belle.
Fleur Isabelle Delacour is a character in the Harry Potter series. She was in the Triwizard Tournament and went to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. She is married to Bill Weasley, and they have two daughters, Victoire and Dominique, and a son, Louis. She also has a sister named Gabrielle.
It's certainly a beautiful, classy name with an air of sophistication, and it sounds good on children and women alike, but it's also very common, and has become immensely popular. I actually prefer this to Isabella, as it just makes me think of a childhood friend of my sister's too much. I think this name is nicer with the stress on the second syllable.
My name is Isabelle, and lots of you imagine Belle as a nickname, but I have only ever got nicknames relating to the IZ sound (Izzie, Izzabob, Izzibee etc hehe) I also know quite a few other Isabelles and not one of them gets called Belle. To be honest I would hate it if people started calling me Belle!
Isabelle is not THAT popular. Isabella is. They are very close though so that doesn't make it much better. I happen to love it with the nickname Belle although my husband likes Izzie better.
I think this is a very pretty name. I know two Isabelles personally. One is a friend, who goes by Isa, Izzie and Belle. The other is a little girl I babysit, who goes by Issy. I prefer Belle, Bella and Izzie but it's a gorgeous name regardless. I can't choose whether I prefer Isabelle, Isabel or Isobel, though.
I like this name because it's classic and femenine, and the pronunciation is beautiful. I like names like that, I was debating what second (middle) name to give my daughter between: Isabelle, Gabrielle, Danielle. I decided on Isabelle, Her first name is going to be Nevaeh, so her complete name will be Nevaeh Isabelle. ^_^
The English pronunciation of this name is very similar to the French, only the French (and Germans) place the accent the second syllible, so it's is-AH-belle, while in English it's is-a-BELLE.
This is a gorgeous name, but I prefer the way Isabel looks.
― Anonymous User 4/26/2006
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Isabelle is a very elegant pretty name. I love the nickname Belle.
― Anonymous User 4/25/2006
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I like this name! It's absolutely pretty, sweet and elegant. And yeah, I agree it's much prettier than Isabel and Isabella. I guess French "belle" makes this name so lovely.