Comments on: Name of the Day: Isabeau

By: Fetching Names: Into the Wayback Machine with the Girls’ Top 25 | Appellation Mountain

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:21 +0000

[...] throughout much of the era. And yet, if you’re looking for something different, consider Isabeau, Isolda, Idonia, or [...]

By: Fetching Names: Fairy Tale Princess Edition | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: Fairy Tale Princess Edition | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:03:23 +0000

[...] Beast’s Belle, but her more elaborate form feels regal and throwback. Along the same lines, Isabeau seems like a name I’d expect to find in a medieval woodcut [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Boheme | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Boheme | Appellation Mountain — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:03:52 +0000

[...] form Bo is boyish, but also has precedent, like the medieval Isabeau, as well as 80s pin-up Bo [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Elspeth | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Elspeth | Appellation Mountain — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:04:45 +0000

[...] in languages all over the world. Some of her versions are obscure – like the medieval Isabeau or Belsante. Others are common in their place, but quite rare elsewhere in the [...]

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:38:41 +0000

I adore Isabeau! I have a soft spot for Isabel (though I despise Isabella), so it’s probably attached to that. I love Isabel for her class and softness, and then Isabeau brings a heap of jazz on top of that

By: GH

GH — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:22:45 +0000

Fantastic. I love the way it manages to be traditionally strong, yet feminine. There’s something quite stately and regal about the transition from the soft ‘Isa’ to the strong ‘beau.’ This reminds me of the French medieval name Aude, which gained in hipster popularity in that country in the late 90′s (not sure how popular it is now.)

By: Paige

Paige — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:42:32 +0000

I adore the name Isabeau- it is the great combo of rare and pretty!
I would use it in a heartbeat as a middle, maybe even as a first.
Then again, I love medieval names, so of course Isabeau’s not for everyone.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:11:02 +0000

Awww, that’s awful, Kat! Maybe as a middle, then? Wouldn’t be quite so “clowny”. As the image of a clown named Isabeau brought a smile to my face. I have a cousin who’s a clown.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:38:01 +0000

talk about fangirl extreme – our last name is Bilbo!

So not only is it also a name that evokes a well known movie, it’s the exact same last syllable. believe me, I’ve tried to talk myself into it. I love the name Beau as well, but that would be Beau Bilbo. I feel like s/he’d have to be a circus clown or a stand up comedian.

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:27:25 +0000

Hah, Kat! Ladyhawke was where I heard it first, but later learned about Isabeau of Bavaria. Either way, I am quite fond of Isabeau. I’d love to use it but he immediately thinks of LadyHawke and declares me fangirl extreme. (to be fair, it is one of my favorite movies, so romantic, that doomed pair; even Rutger Hauer doesn’t bother me any here).

I really do like Isabeau and would love the opportunity to use it and potentially call her Beau, rather than the omnipresent Bella/Izzy’s around here. Nice, standout and with a lovely historical background, Isabeau’s a real winner!

Kat, it would work with your surname, as long as the O ender in question isn’t the same syllable count as Isabeau. My surname ends with an -ee sound and I don’t discount names ending with that same sound for me, why should you cut out all O enders?