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I love the etymology! My favourite version is Isobel - I have a good friend with that name - but Isabel is OK. Isabelle and Isabella do not appeal to me at all - too frilly and fluffy, and I don't enjoy Belle or Bella as nns.

I love Isabel. This is my favorite spelling/variant. Isabella is a little too precious, Isabelle seems like gilding the lily, and I hate how Isobel looks. Oh and Isabeau is awful.

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Isabel Genevieve is a beautiful combo!

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I think Isabel lends itself to being paired with a wide variety of names. Classic, fanciful, nature, international…they all work.

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Isabel Marina
Isabel Violet
Isabel Audrey
Isabel Marigold
Isabel Catherine
Isabel Oceana
Isabel Natalia
Isabel Daphne
Isabel Miriam
Isabel Petra
Isabel Noor

I LOVE Isabel! Such a gorgeous name.

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I really like Isabelle also, but dislike Isobel and Isabella.

I love it. It's so lovely name. ❤❤

I find Isabel and Isobel quite beautiful. A few years back, someone in my office had a baby they named Mary Isabel and I still think that's a gorgeous name, despite not liking Mary all that much. Isobel has a kind of elegant darkness that I appreciate, and Isabel is full of silvery light and sounds. One makes me think of a witch in the woods, the other a medieval princess. I even like Isabelle and Isabella, but I think if I had to pick one, I'd go with Isobel (despite the spelling issues that would come with it).

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I'm not sure how I'd pair it...

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Isobel Vivienne
Isobel Matilda
Isobel Rosalind
Isobel Sylvia
Isobel Florence
Isobel Maud

I prefer Isabelle. I'm not a fan of the variants.