Meaning: Its source is Elisabeth, an English name meaning "God's promise."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English and French.

Nicknames: Izzi

Alternative Spellings: Izabelle, Isobelle and Yzabelle

Source Forms: Elisheva

Popularity: The name Isabelle ranked 118th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 611th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Names derived from the older spelling of Elisabeth remind us that the ''z'' spelling only came to be preferred after the reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I, which ended at the very start of the 17th century.