Isabella in Arabic is إيسابيلا, which reads back as Eesabeela. Isabella has no Arabic form of its own, so Arabic spells its sound, here with eight letters: alif with hamza below, yāʾ, sīn, alif, bāʾ, yāʾ, lām and alif. إيسابيلا is how Arabic Wikipedia writes one of the four people called Isabella that we checked.
Copy إيسابيلا from the first row of the table. Any other rows hold the other spellings Arabic Wikipedia uses for Isabella, or a related Arabic name. The Listen button reads each one in your device's Arabic voice, if it has one.
| Use it for | Copy this | Transliteration | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday Arabic: messages, names on cards, a tattoo | إيسابيلا | Eesabeela | |
| Also used for this name on Arabic Wikipedia | إيزابيلا | i · ee · z · aa · b · ee · l · aa |
Isabella in Arabic calligraphy, in three styles
Renders of إيسابيلا and إيزابيلا, in Amiri, Reem Kufi and Alkalami, drawn straight from the font files.
How Arabic Wikipedia spells Isabella
We looked up the Arabic Wikipedia articles of four well-known people called Isabella. Their titles write the name as إيسابيلا once and إيزابيلا three times. Our name tool gives إيسابيلا, the spelling of Isabella Rossellini's article.
| Person or work | Arabic Wikipedia title | First name as written |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella Rossellini | إيسابيلا روسوليني | إيسابيلا |
| Isabella Bird | إيزابيلا بيرد | إيزابيلا |
| Isabella Beeton | إيزابيلا بيتون | إيزابيلا |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner | إيزابيلا ستيوارت غاردنر | إيزابيلا |
Why إيسابيلا is spelled this way
Isabella is spelled by its sound, and Arabic has no letter for some English sounds, so each choice below follows a rule. إيسابيلا starts with the letter إ, alif with hamza below. إ alif with hamza below and ا alif never join the letter after them, so إيسابيلا always shows two small gaps.
- Arabic Wikipedia splits on the s: إيسابيلا, with sīn, for Isabella Rossellini, and إيزابيلا, with zāy, ز, for the other three. English says that s as a z, so إيزابيلا follows the sound more closely; our name tool gives إيسابيلا, from Rossellini's article.
- The opening I is an alif with hamza below, إ, plus yāʾ, ي, for the ee sound.
- The double l is one lām, ل: Arabic writes a doubled sound once unless it marks it with a shadda.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Joins the next letter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| إ | alif with hamza below | i | No, never |
| ي | yāʾ | ee | Yes |
| س | sīn | s | Yes |
| ا | alif | aa | No, never |
| ب | bāʾ | b | Yes |
| ي | yāʾ | ee | Yes |
| ل | lām | l | Yes |
| ا | alif | aa | Last letter |
What does Isabella mean?
Isabella is the Latinate form of Isabel, according to Behind the Name, and Isabel is the medieval Spanish and Occitan form of Elizabeth. Medieval queens bore it, among them Isabella of Castile, whom Arabic Wikipedia calls إيزابيلا الأولى ملكة قشتالة. In the US it was the most popular name for girls in 2009 and 2010. For the older form of the name, see Elizabeth in Arabic. Isabella was the seventh most common name given to girls born in the US in 2024, according to the Social Security Administration's announced 2024 list.
Two related names on this site are Sophia in Arabic, صوفيا and Elizabeth in Arabic, إليزابيث. For Arabic names to choose from, browse the Arabic girl names with their meanings, part of our Arabic vocabulary lists.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you write Isabella in Arabic?
Isabella is written إيسابيلا in Arabic, which reads back as Eesabeela. It has eight letters: alif with hamza below, yāʾ, sīn, alif, bāʾ, yāʾ, lām and alif.
Is there an Arabic version of Isabella?
No. Isabella has no Arabic form, so Arabic writes its sound, as إيسابيلا or إيزابيلا. Its source, Elizabeth, does have a biblical Arabic form, أليصابات.
What does the name Isabella mean?
Isabella is the Latinate form of Isabel, the Spanish and Occitan form of Elizabeth, which means my God is an oath in Hebrew.
Is إيسابيلا the right spelling for a tattoo?
Yes, إيسابيلا is the spelling to use. The letters alif with hamza below and alif never join the letter after them, so the two small gaps are correct. Paste it into the Arabic tattoo checker on this site before the stencil is made: it catches swapped Persian or Urdu letters and broken joins.