Girl · Hebrew, through Occitan and Old French
Isabeau
Say it: ee-zah-BOH
Meaning
Medieval French form of Isabel, a variant of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba 'my God is an oath'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late medieval French form of Isabel, used among the nobility and townswomen alike.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 431 babies given this name since 1987
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 70,100 girls
- 11 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ysabeau
| English | Isabel |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Isabel |
| Italian | Isabella |
Famous bearers
- Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Paris tax rolls of the 1290s
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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