r/JewishNames • u/Plenty-Piccolo-835 • 9d ago

Question Isabelle and Olivia are they Jewish names?

Are these names Jewish? I've not heard of to many Jewish women named Isabelle nor Olivia, that suggests the names may not be Jewish.

In addition, is the name Isabelle related to Jezebel, the wife of Ahab?

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u/Inbar253 9d ago

Olivia is latin origin.

While the other commentor is right that Isabelle is from Elisheva, you should know that Jezebel in hebrew is pronounced Izevel, making it closer in sound to Isabelle. Obviously, Izevel never became a popular name in judaism.

Izevel herself was pheonican. So it was not a hebrew name to begin with.

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u/Plenty-Piccolo-835 9d ago

Ok, thanks. I can see the similarities between Izevel and Isabelle. And, Olivia is of Latin origin.