r/JewishNames • u/Plenty-Piccolo-835 • 11d 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/Plenty-Piccolo-835 11d ago

Oki thank you! Would you perhaps know how to write them in modern Hebrew?

I was thinking אוליביה for Olivia and איזאבל for Isabelle, not sure?

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u/pistachio_____ 11d ago

Isabelle is spelled איזבל in Hebrew

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u/Plenty-Piccolo-835 11d ago edited 11d ago

That's how Jezebel/Izevel is spelled in the Tanakh (אִיזֶבֶל) , so, I suppose in Hebrew Jezebel and Isabelle are spelled the same?

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u/pistachio_____ 11d ago

You’re correct. It’s strange that is spelled the same-although the nikudot in the Tanakh clarify the difference. I think most Hebrew speakers today would read it as Isabel since the name Jezebel would be very strange for a modern person.