Isabeau

French variation of Isabel

"pledged to God"

Isabeau Origin and Meaning

The name Isabeau is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pledged to God".

With Isabel getting so popular, parents are searching for new varieties of the name, and Isabeau is one that makes a lovely French twist.

Isabeau of Bavaria was the wife of King Charles VI of France--and it was possibly a nickname for Elisabeth. It is also the name of an opera by Pietro Mascagni, a retelling of the medieval English legend of Lady Godiva, and in the 1985 film Ladyhawke, Michelle Pfeiffer plays the heroine, Lady Isabeau d'Arjou, who assumes the form of a hawk during the day.

Isabeau Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1511 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Isabeau

• 1511 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Isabeau

• Isabeau of Bavaria Queen consort of Charles VI of France
• Isabeau of Brittany daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany
• Sunny Isabou (b. 2017) daughter of actress Summer Glau (sister to Milena Jo)

The name Isabeau in Pop Culture

• "Isabeau " opera by Pietro Mascagni and its main character
• Isabeau d'Anjou character in movie "Ladyhawke"
• Isabeau "Bo" Dennis main character on TV's "Lost Girl"
• Isabeau character in Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie's Wicked series
• Isaboe character in Melina Marchetta's Lumatere Chronicles
• Isabeau St. Croix vampire in The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey
• Dove Isabeau title character of a book by Jane Yolen