Isa...poll

[bluejuniper]

I also couldn't vote, but because I love Isadora, Isabetta and Isabeau almost equally!

Isabetta I'd probably leave alone right now as it has just been used by Rob & Amber, so may be the next big thing.
Isabeau I saw in a book recently, and was struck by how lovely it sounds. Beau is also considered a boys name, so it may be considered the most tomboyish of the 3, should she grow up to be a tomboy. But still girly if she's not
Isadora I think feels more old-fashioned, but as Dora (the explorer) is so popular it almost seems more modern and accessible at the same time.

Tough choice!

[stripedsocks]

Hmmm.

I prefer Isis to Isadora, honestly. Cleaner lines, further from the whole super-popular Isabella phenomenon, less frilled up. It does have an interesting flapper '20s quality to it, though.

But I think I prefer Isadora to Isabetta. I know Isabel and Elizabeth are from the same root name, but this appears to be it caught mid-transformation, same as Elizabella, though going the other way.

Isabeau - I wonder how many people will hear Isab- and stop listening before they write/assume its Isabelle/a? Isabeau is close enough to sound like a child's lisp of Isabelle that I see many misassumptions in her childhood.

Issa - Kinda pretty, kinda odd.

I think I would go Ismay or Isis or Iris if they were options, as it is I think I'll kick my vote towards Isadora.

[garnet]

Not really a fan of any of them, but have you thought of Isannah?

[halfkoreangirl]

Isaura!

[erinlw]

I know that they're really popular, but I prefer Isabel and Isabella to your picks. To me they are just more timeless than Isadora, more classic than Isabetta and Isabeau, and more complete than Issa.

[blairx]

Isadora is my favorite Isa- name (and I actually like the "gift of Isis" meaning). Plus, someone mentioned Isadora as a long form for Sadie and that combination is stunning. The others on this list and Isabella don't pique my interest.

I have a soft spot for three-letter I-names, and Isa is in that category. Issa might cause more pronunciation confusion and looks closer to/calls to mind "piss" (though I'm sure not all names with the letters iss do, they're prominent here and it jumped out at me). This is a personal preference, but I also prefer the meaning and origin of Isa. Issa is listed as a short form of Isaac and Isaiah, names I've never been fond of.