Isabella

See also: isabella

English

Etymology

Latinate and Italian form of Isabel. The grape cultivar is popularly thought to have been discovered by a Mrs Isabella Gibbs of South Carolina in 1816.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪzəˈbɛlə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Isabella

1. A female given name from Hebrew.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v], page 64, column 1:

     [C]an you ſo ſteed me, / As bring me to the ſight of Iſabella, / A Nouice of this place, and the faire Siſter / To her vnhappie brother Claudio?

   • 1857 Mary Anne Everett Green, Lives of the Princesses of England, Vol. 3, page 2 ("Elizabeth, eighth daughter of Edward I"):

     A contemporary, and usually very accurate chronicler, Bartholomew of Norwich, tells us that the queen called her infant by the barbarous name of Walkiniana; others again call her Isabella; but, in the wardrobe accounts, and all other state records, she is invariably designated Elizabeth.

Usage notes

• Popular in England in the 19th century, and again in all English-speaking countries in the 2000s.

Derived terms

• Isabelline
• Isabella County

Translations

female given name — see Isabel

Noun

Isabella grapes

Isabella (countable and uncountable, plural Isabellas)

2. (countable) A grape cultivar popular in the former USSR derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca.
3. (uncountable) Obsolete form of isabella.
   • 1864, Sir William Crookes, Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science, volume 10, page 301:

     If it be exposed to heat as soon as it is moderately warm, its dark olive colour changes almost suddenly to an Isabella colour, it becomes cloudy, and an abundant precipitate falls […]

   • 1901 August 18, “Women Here and There”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 September 2025:

     The late Queen Victoria drove behind horses of a peculiar shade which nothing but Isabella color would describe. Now it is to appear in furs for the élite.

   • 1915 October 28, “Weddings”, in The Globe, volume LXXII, number 20,523, Toronto, Ont., →OCLC, page 8, column 1:

     Mr. and Mrs. Moes left after the reception for New York and other places, the bride wearing Burgundy cloth with a chic grey hat and veil and Isabella fox furs.

Translations

grape cultivar

• Georgian: ადესა (adesa)
• Laz: ადესა (adesa)
• Mingrelian: ადესა (adesa)
• Turkish: adesa (Artvin)

Anagrams

• sailable

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Isabella in the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Isabella

1. a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s

Related terms

• Isabel
• Elisabeth and its variants

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Isabel

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Isabel and Latin Isabella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.zaːˈbɛ.laː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Isa‧bel‧la
• Rhymes: -ɛlaː

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Isabella: Isabelluson
• daughter of Isabella: Isabelludóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Isabella
accusative	Isabellu
dative	Isabellu
genitive	Isabellu

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Isabella, recorded since the end of 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisɑbelːɑ/, [ˈis̠ɑ̝ˌbe̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): I‧sa‧bel‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧sa‧bel‧la

Proper noun

Isabella

1. a female given name from Latin
   • 1918, Anni Swan, Kaarinan kesäloma, WSOY, published 1956, page 27:

     Kaarina huomasi, että hienot, romaaneista lainatut nimet Fransiska, Isabella, Armand ja Raoul jokapäiväisessä käytännössä olivat yksinkertaisesti Sikke, Iisa, Manne ja Ralle. Ainoastaan kunnallisneuvoksetar käytti alkuperäisiä nimiä, hänkin enimmäkseen vieraiden läsnäollessa ja juhlallisimmissa tilaisuuksissa.

     Kaarina noticed that the fancy names Fransiska, Isabella, Armand and Raoul, that were gotten from books, had in everyday use turned into simply Sikke, Iisa, Manne and Ralle. Only the municipal concuillor used the original names, her too only when guests were present and in more solemn celebrations.

Declension

Inflection of Isabella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Isabella	Isabellat
genitive		Isabellan	Isabellojen
partitive		Isabellaa	Isabelloja
illative		Isabellaan	Isabelloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Isabella	Isabellat
accusative	nom.	Isabella	Isabellat
	gen.	Isabellan
genitive		Isabellan	Isabellojen Isabellain rare
partitive		Isabellaa	Isabelloja
inessive		Isabellassa	Isabelloissa
elative		Isabellasta	Isabelloista
illative		Isabellaan	Isabelloihin
adessive		Isabellalla	Isabelloilla
ablative		Isabellalta	Isabelloilta
allative		Isabellalle	Isabelloille
essive		Isabellana	Isabelloina
translative		Isabellaksi	Isabelloiksi
abessive		Isabellatta	Isabelloitta
instructive		—	Isabelloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Isabella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isabellani Isabellani accusative nom. Isabellani Isabellani gen. Isabellani genitive Isabellani Isabellojeni Isabellaini rare partitive Isabellaani Isabellojani inessive Isabellassani Isabelloissani elative Isabellastani Isabelloistani illative Isabellaani Isabelloihini adessive Isabellallani Isabelloillani ablative Isabellaltani Isabelloiltani allative Isabellalleni Isabelloilleni essive Isabellanani Isabelloinani translative Isabellakseni Isabelloikseni abessive Isabellattani Isabelloittani instructive — — comitative — Isabelloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isabellasi Isabellasi accusative nom. Isabellasi Isabellasi gen. Isabellasi genitive Isabellasi Isabellojesi Isabellaisi rare partitive Isabellaasi Isabellojasi inessive Isabellassasi Isabelloissasi elative Isabellastasi Isabelloistasi illative Isabellaasi Isabelloihisi adessive Isabellallasi Isabelloillasi ablative Isabellaltasi Isabelloiltasi allative Isabellallesi Isabelloillesi essive Isabellanasi Isabelloinasi translative Isabellaksesi Isabelloiksesi abessive Isabellattasi Isabelloittasi instructive — — comitative — Isabelloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isabellamme Isabellamme accusative nom. Isabellamme Isabellamme gen. Isabellamme genitive Isabellamme Isabellojemme Isabellaimme rare partitive Isabellaamme Isabellojamme inessive Isabellassamme Isabelloissamme elative Isabellastamme Isabelloistamme illative Isabellaamme Isabelloihimme adessive Isabellallamme Isabelloillamme ablative Isabellaltamme Isabelloiltamme allative Isabellallemme Isabelloillemme essive Isabellanamme Isabelloinamme translative Isabellaksemme Isabelloiksemme abessive Isabellattamme Isabelloittamme instructive — — comitative — Isabelloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isabellanne Isabellanne accusative nom. Isabellanne Isabellanne gen. Isabellanne genitive Isabellanne Isabellojenne Isabellainne rare partitive Isabellaanne Isabellojanne inessive Isabellassanne Isabelloissanne elative Isabellastanne Isabelloistanne illative Isabellaanne Isabelloihinne adessive Isabellallanne Isabelloillanne ablative Isabellaltanne Isabelloiltanne allative Isabellallenne Isabelloillenne essive Isabellananne Isabelloinanne translative Isabellaksenne Isabelloiksenne abessive Isabellattanne Isabelloittanne instructive — — comitative — Isabelloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Isabellansa Isabellansa accusative nom. Isabellansa Isabellansa gen. Isabellansa genitive Isabellansa Isabellojensa Isabellainsa rare partitive Isabellaansa Isabellojaan Isabellojansa inessive Isabellassaan Isabellassansa Isabelloissaan Isabelloissansa elative Isabellastaan Isabellastansa Isabelloistaan Isabelloistansa illative Isabellaansa Isabelloihinsa adessive Isabellallaan Isabellallansa Isabelloillaan Isabelloillansa ablative Isabellaltaan Isabellaltansa Isabelloiltaan Isabelloiltansa allative Isabellalleen Isabellallensa Isabelloilleen Isabelloillensa essive Isabellanaan Isabellanansa Isabelloinaan Isabelloinansa translative Isabellakseen Isabellaksensa Isabelloikseen Isabelloiksensa abessive Isabellattaan Isabellattansa Isabelloittaan Isabelloittansa instructive — — comitative — Isabelloineen Isabelloinensa

Related terms

• Iisa
• Elisabet (and its variants)

Statistics

• Isabella is the 262^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,073 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5,281 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From Latin Isabella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔizaˈbɛla/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Isabella

1. a female given name from Latin, popular in the 2000's

Related terms

• Isabel
• Isabell
• Isabelle
• Elisabeth and its variants

Italian

Etymology

From (Old) Spanish Isabel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.zaˈbɛl.la/, /i.zaˈbel.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla, -ella
• Hyphenation: I‧sa‧bèl‧la, I‧sa‧bél‧la

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Elisabetta

Latin

Etymology

Latinized form of Spanish Isabel

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪ.saˈbɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.s̬aˈbɛl.la]

Proper noun

Isabella f sg (genitive Isabellae); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Isabella

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Isabella
genitive	Isabellae
dative	Isabellae
accusative	Isabellam
ablative	Isabellā
vocative	Isabella

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Isabella. First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

Proper noun

Isabella

1. a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s

Related terms

• Isabel
• Isabell
• Elisabeth and its variants

Portuguese

Proper noun

Isabella f

1. a female given name, variant of Isabel

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Isabella. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1564.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪsa²bɛla/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Isabella c (genitive Isabellas)

1. a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s

Related terms

• Isa
• Isabel
• Isabell
• Isabelle
• Elisabet and its variants