isabelle
See also: Isabelle
French
Etymology
From the Spanish personal name Isabel, because of the legend that, during the Siege of Granada in 1491, Isabella the Catholic vowed not to change her shirt until the city was taken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.za.bɛl/
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Further reading
- “isabelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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