Isbel

Isbel is a medieval English and Scots form of Isabel, itself a medieval Spanish and Portuguese adaptation of Elisabeth, which derives from the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning my God is an oath or my God is abundance. The name traveled from Hebrew through Greek Elisabet and Latin Elisabetha before being reshaped in Iberian Romance as Isabel, which then spread across Europe through royal and religious influence. Isbel represents the distinctively Scottish and northern English pronunciation of that form and appears in early Scottish records alongside similar variants. Related forms include Isobel, Ishbel, Isabel, and Elizabeth.