How do you pronounce Isibéal?

Isibéal is pronounced “ISH-a-bale”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Isibéal mean?

Isibéal means the French form of Elizabeth.

Is Isibéal a boy's or a girl's name?

Isibéal is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Isibéal spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Sibéal, Isabella, Sybil, Bella. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Girl's name

Isibéal

“ISH-a-bale”

the French form of Elizabeth

SibéalIsabellaSybilBella

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Woulfe thought this was probably the form in which Elizabeth first came into Ireland, before Eilís. He found it still in use but rare, and gives Sibéal as another form of the same name.

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