Comments on: Name of the Day: Isobel

By: Laura Rose

Laura Rose — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:50:09 +0000

Had to step in and say something here. I’m completely in love with Elisabeth. And my very favourite name is Rose Isabel. Of course I love many -bel(le) names as middles, but Isabel/Isobel is my favourite. That might have something to do with Elisabeth, though.

I prefer the Isabel spelling, simply because I always read Isobel as Is-oh-belle rather than Is-ah-belle. And it was a books main character so… (I’m 16, and many of my favourite names are from the books I read. Andromeda, anyone?)

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:11:41 +0000

Great name! I love Clover – especially in the middle spot.

By: Iciar

Iciar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:47 +0000

I am partial to Isobel, as it is my daughter’s name. While I cringe at the overused Isabella and Isabelle, my very traditional husband vetoed every unique, hippy-chic name I suggested — with the exception of Isobel, which I liked ever since I heard Dido’s song of the same name. It helped that my husband is a huge Belle & Sebastian fan. He indulged me on her middle name — Isobel Clover

By: rockingfetal

rockingfetal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:42:27 +0000

I’m considering Isobel as a middle name this time around. It’s a family name. I’d never consider using it as a first name though. Just too popular. It is very pretty atleast.

By: British American

British American — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:57:22 +0000

I think I’d forgotten about the name Isobel. It seems strangely familiar from my British days. I do like it, though maybe more as a middle name.

I like Isadora too. Though it does make me think of the sentence “Is a door.” Same with “Is a bell.” So putting the ‘o’ in Isobel does solve that one.

By: Kayt

Kayt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:41:48 +0000

I like it a lot. My grandmother was Margaret Isobella, which makes me like Isobel more.

By: shay120

shay120 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:39:41 +0000

Its a nice enough name, but still just another form of the overtly popular Isabella and Isabelle. I used to adore Isabella and Isabelle, but after it got so popular, it lost its luster for me. I still think they are very nice names, just not wow worthy. Another medieval variant I found was Isabelline. It also became the name of a colour. I quite like it.

By: Kelleita

Kelleita — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:28:03 +0000

I love this variant spelling, but also would refrain from using it due to the popularity of its sound-alike sisters. I’ve played with it in the middle name spot, but I keep hearing a sentence: Mary Isobel… Mary is a bell. So I just can’t bring myself to do it. Such a pretty, simple name with a rich and elegant history.

By: Dearest

Dearest — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:03:39 +0000

Isobel has always been my favourite variant of Isabelle. No-nonsense, straightforward, beautiful and utterly British ^^
Just as I like it!

By: Bewildertrix

Bewildertrix — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:13:12 +0000

The Isabella and Isabelle etc. saturation is why I hesitated (and continue to) with Ishbel and Iseabail. Shame.

Isabeau is something I’ve gone back to liking again but seeing all the male Beau’s popping up in Kiwi and Aus BAs plus all those many twee hyphenated female Bo/Beau/Boe/Bow and Boo names in the new UK “every name listed” stats, plus all the “Isn’t beau male?” comments, I’m strongly questioning it as a first name.