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    I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It

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    10/25/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    Isabel is also the German (and olde English) term for palomino, after Queen Isabella of Spain, who had a fancy for them. #isabel
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    10/24/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    Izzy Stevens is from a trailer park, worked as an underwear model, and has a daughter (which they haven't addressed since season 2 or something, you would think when she was dying of cancer she might think about her). You could say that she has been many places I haven't. (That sounds judgey but I mean it in a way that I'm impressed at her strength, I am-and I'm admitting admiration for a fictional character...) She is also awesome and her short hair looks totally cute.

    I'm hoping they fire wanna-be Michael C. Hall (who, like real Michael C. Hall, is hot) and bring her back.

    I teach at a theatre camp every summer and there are so many Isobels/Izzies/Isabellas/Bellas that it makes your head spin. Although, it ends up being very nice when you don't know somebody's name, but since 20% of your kids are named a form of "Isabe-" you have a pretty solid guess. #isabel
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    10/24/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    Isabella's wouldn't double post, they know how to work the internet better.
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    Well, hell. I knew this would happen. Been dreading when you got to "I," but...sounds kinda spot-on, I'll begrudgingly admit.

    Growing up, I used to hate being Isabelle (a family name on both the French and American sides, hence the spellings) because no one could ever say my name right here, and pencils and license tags were never in my name (in France, no problem, it's very common, but in Alabama? Not so much) but I learned to appreciate never having to be described or having to use a last initial.

    Now, everyone and their fucking dog is naming their godamned kid MY name. It will be common, and boring, and I'm still not really talking to an acquaintance who took not only my first name, complete with French spelling, but my rather distinct middle name as well. It's creepy, dammit!
    Also, why are there trends in names? I've never understood it.
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    10/24/09

    @VirginiaDentata: My mum's called Isabelle and no-one's every seemed to have any problems pronouncing her name, so how were people saying yours?

    Actually, technically my mum's an IsObel because the friend of her mother's who registered her birth got the spelling wrong, which mum then chose to ignore. So it says Isobel on some things and Isabelle on others and sometimes I worry about that causing some problems in the future...

    But I'm going to call my kid Isabelle and this time I'm going to make sure they get the spelling right. #isabel
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    10/24/09

    @jenrobe: Isobel is another accepted variation. I had a friend named Isobel in high school (everyone spelled it wrong), one of my aunts in France is named Isabelle, and the school I taught in two years ago in CA was FULL of Isabellas, with an Isabel here and there. I think it's a beautiful name and I like how open it is to nicknames (my aunt's is Isu--pronounced Eezou in French). #isabel
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    10/24/09

    @HalloweenJacqueline: Oh, I know it's an accepted variation, but that's what I find so funny: My mother definitely isn't an IsOBel, she's an IsAbelle. I wonder if we could come up with a theory of spelling variations? #isabel
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    10/25/09

    @jenrobe: It is really bizarre to me, but people very often pronounce it "Elisabelle," like a mashup of Elisabeth and Isabelle. I have no idea why, but it is very common and completely mystifying. Then there are those who insist it's pronounced IsabellA, although there is no A at the end and I tell them so. And still others who just do a weird soft "s" so it sounds like a hiss--Isssabelle. Makes me sound sorts Slytherin, heh.

    Am I the only one who gets Elisabelle? I don't understand it, but it's been over 30 years now. #isabel
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    10/26/09

    @VirginiaDentata: How strange. I will try it out on mum next weekend. She said she got "Izzy" a lot as a kid and loathed it. #isabel
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    10/27/09

    @jenrobe: Cool, let me know what she says! #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    I named my 4 year-old daughter Isabel, in honor or my late and beloved grandmother, a wonderful human being. It's a beautiful name and it bothers me that the name is so trendy now, but I always remind my Isa that she's named after her great grandma. #isabel
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    10/24/09

    @boricuaintexas: I was named after my great and great-great grandmother, which I always thought was cool. I didn't ever get to meet them, but hey, it's a legacy. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    I know two Isabelles: One is the adult daughter of the French teacher from my old HS, and she is kind of awkward, but has unlocked "Isabellness." The other is my boss's ten y.o. daughter, who is artsy and precocious. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @scarletbegonia: Oh dear. Are you from Alabama? Cause you may be talking about my mom and me... #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    I love the name Isabella. It was my great-grandmother's name, and I always wanted to name my daughter after her. The fact that it is so popular right now saddens me.

    Oh! And said great-grandmother was an opera singer who sang with Caruso, so she definitely lived up to the name's potential. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It

    My favorite Isabelle: #isabel
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    10/23/09


    @Understater: My favourite Isabella #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    My favorite incarnation is Isobel. It's got the sophistication without the girly girl prettiness. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @EarlyGrey: My favorite Isobel: #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    the only Isabel i currently know is german, and she definitely fits the profile: tough, no-nonsense and stern but unwaveringly feminine.

    though in high school i knew a guy whose last name was Isabel, but in order to make is more masculine sounding, he insisted it be pronounced Iz-buhl.
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    i really really really hope you do my name when you get to M! alas, i'm sure you'll pick something more popular like Melissa or Margaret :( #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @Crackers In Bed: my name's letter is next! is it weird that i'm nervous? #isabel
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    10/24/09

    @textile_queen: My name's letter is next, too! I want it to be chosen, but I know it won't be because it is very uncommon. I think I've only met two other people with my name in my entire life. I think the most famous person with my name was a contestant on Big Brother... ugh.

    It will probably be Joan. I'll guess I'll be ok with that, since it's my mom's name and Joan on Mad Men is awesome. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    God, Jezebel, please don't ever do my name. I'm not ready for the truth. #isabel
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    10/26/09

    @curiousgeorgiana: one advantage of having an obscure, somewhat old-timey name: you don't get typecast! #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    When I was little (early and mid 1980s), I was absolutely convinced that when I grew up I was going to name my daughters Isabelle, Adrienne, and / or Sophia.

    Apparently lots of other little girls of the late 1970s and early 1980s thought the same thing. I wonder how that happens... #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @Etoiles: There was probably something popular on TV with those names. My mom says that's how so many girls my age were named Lindsay- Lindsay Wagner was on TV. (I was named Lindsey after my mom's friend though.) #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    I think that Isabella Marie Swan ruined the name for generations to come. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @amoureuse is a second class citizen: Yeah, I'm pretty sure Isabella skyrocketing to #2 has everything to do with one Mrs. Stephenie Meyer. Irritated non-yuppie parents should take the issue up with her. #isabel
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    10/23/09

    @lyra31: Actually, I feel like Isabella was already skyrocketing before Twilight really took off. And in her essay about her process of writing the first book, Mrs. Meyer says that Isabella was the name she'd chosen for her daughter. Which is sweet, actually.

    But it does make me laugh, in a tangential kind of way, when Mrs. Meyer commented much later (and I'm paraphrasing) that she created the name Renesmee because such a special child 'couldn't be called Ashley or Jennifer.'

    And I feel like Jennifer is to the 1980s what Isabella is to the 2000s.
    (Not to say I don't love it myself). #isabel
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    10/24/09

    @NatalyaI927: I'm a Jennifer who's the daughter of an Isabelle. We're obviously a trend-based family, although my mother swears she didn't realise how popular my name was in 1981 (something like #2 I believe). #isabel
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    10/23/09

    In reply to I Is For Isabel, Who's Snooty, But Earns It
    I have never met an Isabel, and it was on the short list of future childtables names, but perhaps I shall strike it. After all, if future childtables is anything like me, regalness is not an option. #isabel
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