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Gender Feminine
Usage English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Other Forms FormsIsolina, Isoletta (Italian diminutive forms)
Meaning & History
Popularly claimed to be derived from the Italian word isola "island", this name might actually rather be a variant of Isolda.Isola Wilde was the younger sister of author and playwright Oscar Wilde. Isola died aged eight of meningitis, and her brother dedicated the poem Requiescat to her memory.