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    bowleserised: Isabel is also the German (and olde English) term for palomino, after Queen Isabella of Spain, who had a fancy for them. #isabel more »
    Snowbunny: 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 w... more »
    Snowbunny: Isabella's wouldn't double post, they know how to work the internet better. more »
    VirginiaDentata: 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 ... more »
    boricuaintexas: 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 ... more »
    Tartan_Tart: 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." Th... more »
    portia_sue: 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 righ... more »
    Understater: My favorite Isabelle: #isabel more »
    EarlyGrey: My favorite incarnation is Isobel. It's got the sophistication without the girly girl prettiness. #isabel more »
    Crackers in Bed: the only Isabel i currently know is german, and she definitely fits the profile: tough, no-nonsense and stern but unwaveringly feminine. though in hi... more »
    Crackers in Bed: 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 more »
    curiousgeorgiana: God, Jezebel, please don't ever do my name. I'm not ready for the truth. #isabel more »
    Etoiles: 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 ... more »
    amoureuse est heureuse: I think that Isabella Marie Swan ruined the name for generations to come. #isabel more »
    lilbobbytables: 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... more »
    Mary McCarthyite: Or, it could be the name of a Bjork song. #isabel more »
    Ailatan: Actually Queen Isabella is in Spanish Reina Isabel I de Castilla. It's a royal name since it's the usual translation of Elizabeth. #isabel more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: I used to write fanfic under the pen name Isabelle Young-Johnson. It was horrible fanfic, but I thought the name was spectacular. #isabel more »
    AndPreciousLittleofThat: I've always thought Isobel was a particularly lovely variant on this name. #isabel more »
  • #thenamegame

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

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