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Yea or Nay: Belsante

November 23, 2009 By appellationmountain 22 Comments

I can’t remember where I first spotted Belsante, but she sometimes appears among rare medieval variants for Isobel.

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  1. Danielle says

    December 4, 2013 at 12:06 AM

    I can only see the first few lines of this post. Is there any way that can be fixed?

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  2. Catherine says

    September 17, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I started doing medieval and Renaissance reenactment in my mid teens and am still fairly active so a lot of the names mentioned so far I know at least one of 🙂 (Elizabeth is also my middle name) I would pronounce it Belsante BEL-sant-ay (it almost looks like medieval French for “good health” sante is health)

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  3. i.heart.nerds says

    September 14, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    in my head I am pronouncing this Bell-sahn-tay. I like it!!!

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    • appellationmountain says

      September 14, 2011 at 8:55 AM

      It is really growing on me – though I’m saying it more like bell SAHNT.

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      • i.heart.nerds says

        September 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM

        I like that about relatively unknown names… Pronounce them how you like because no one is alive who knows for sure 🙂

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  4. Sebastiane says

    November 24, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    OOoh, Sabelina and Ysabelot are both very pretty as well.

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  5. appellationmountain says

    November 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    Thank you, Bewildertrix – there she is: http://gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/England-Medieval/Biblical.htm, along with Sabelina and Ysabelot!

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    • Bewildertrix says

      November 25, 2009 at 1:46 PM

      Ysabelot! I tried working that into a realistic combination once and failed miserably. I think it’s fab.

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      • appellationmountain says

        November 25, 2009 at 4:33 PM

        Ysabelot is lovely – but quite a bit to wear!

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      • Catherine says

        September 17, 2011 at 7:53 AM

        Ysabel Marianne – both medieval French but still sounding modern (the -ot is a diminutive used widely in medieval French names so you could still call her Ysabelot in the family as a petname).

        Not that I spend way too many hours reading s-gabriel.org or anything (a medieval name junkies best friend)

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  6. Sebastiane says

    November 24, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    I find this name to be uber cool! I really like it. Nice find, thanks for sharing.

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  7. Bewildertrix says

    November 24, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    I know I saw this in Kate Monk’s Onomastikon along with other strange Isabel variations.

    I don’t know what to make of it. I’ve tried formulating a response three times now. Words fail me. Had they not, I’m sure it would be something rude-ish.

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  8. Kelleita says

    November 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    I like the unusual-ness of this name, but for some reason it reminds of of elephant. ??

    My favorite “Belle”-related name is B

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  9. Charlotte Vera says

    November 24, 2009 at 2:58 AM

    I pronounce is “bel-SANT” in my head, and actually prefer it to Isabella. I’m on a liking spree.

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  10. photoquilty says

    November 23, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    Harry Belefante?

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    • appellationmountain says

      November 24, 2009 at 4:08 AM

      LOL!

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    • Bek says

      November 24, 2009 at 7:46 PM

      exactly what I was thinking.

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  11. British American says

    November 23, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    I was wondering the same thing about pronunciation. My first thought is also “Bell – san – tay”. But I guess maybe “Bell – sont” could work.

    I like Arabella a lot. Seemed a bit too princessy for a first name – hubby didn’t like it. I sometimes wish I’d used it as a middle name though – it’s much more exciting than Abigail, which we used.

    Mirabel is very pretty too.

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    • bevin says

      November 24, 2009 at 1:06 AM

      I love Mirabel but my sister has an Isabella so that pretty much rules out any belle/bel names.

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    • appellationmountain says

      November 24, 2009 at 4:05 AM

      I’m saying bell SONT, or maybe bell SAHNT. But it is such an unusual name that I think you’d have the luxury of choosing your own pronunciation.

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  12. Bevin says

    November 23, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    How do you pronounce it? Bell – san – tay?

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