Isobel

Scottish variation of Isabel

"pledged to God"

Isobel Origin and Meaning

The name Isobel is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pledged to God".

The Scottish spelling of Isabel has a definite character of her own, the 'o' giving her an extra infusion of strength but also an element of confusion. How do you pronounce that? Answer: Exactly like Isabel or Isabelle.

Isobels have appeared on several high-profile TV shows: Isobel Crawley is Matthew's mother on Downton Abbey, Isobel Fleming is a Vampire Diaries character, and Isobel Stevens was known as Izzie on Grey's Anatomy.

Isobel Rank in US Top 1000

# 978 in the US

Isobel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 711 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Isobel

• 711 Nameberry 2025
• 982 Unique 2020
• 220 England 2023
• 159 Scotland 2022
• 88 New Zealand 2014

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Famous People Named Isobel

• Isobel Baillie Scottish operatic soprano
• Isobel Barnett (born Isobel Morag Marshall) Scottish radio and TV personality
• Isobel Buchanan Scottish operatic soprano
• Isobel Campbell Scottish singer,songwriter formerly of band Belle and Sebastian
• Isobel Elsom English actress
• Isobel Dorothy "Bel" Powley English actress
• Isobel Gowdie Scottish woman convicted of witchcraft in 1662
• Isobel Hawking mother of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking
• Isobel of Huntingdon great,grandmother of Robert the Bruce of Scotland
• Isobel Joyce Irish cricketer
• Isobel Selina "Belle" Miller Kuhn Canadian missionary to China
• Isobel Lennart American screenwriter
• Isobel "Bel" Powley British actress
• Isobel Mary Redmond Australian politician
• Isobel Kelly O'Brien (b. 2013) daughter of actress Jessica St. Clair and playwright Dan O'Brien

The name Isobel in Pop Culture

• Isobel Flemming character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Dr. Isobel Katherine "Izzie" Stevens character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Isobel Lanley main character in the Nevermore book series by Kelly Creagh
• Isobel Crawley character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Isobel Kearney character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• Isobel Martin character in "The Night Circus"
• Isobel MacDougal character in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
• "Isobel " song by Bjork
• "Isobel " song by Dido
• Isobel Pickwell character on TV's Bad Education