it’s not just a set of random letters, but the first gift, which to some extent determines human destiny and influences a person’s life path. Well, at least that’s what superstitious people think.
If you also believe that it is important, you should think it over carefully before naming your daughter so as not to cause difficulties for her at the beginning. Not everyone knows that there is a common belief that… worn by over 160,000 women in Poland may bring bad luck. I’m talking about Isabella…
The name Izabela in Poland began to be commonly given around the 17th century due to French and Spanish influence (the first known woman in our country with such a name was Izabela Jagiellonka). Initially, it was fashionable mainly among the nobility, court and intelligentsia.
A big jump in the popularity of the name Izabela took place at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, and the real peak of interest in it took place in the 1990s. They were considered elegant and modern back then, which is why many young women wear them today.
After 2000, parents stopped giving them so willingly. Currently, the popularity of the name Izabela remains at an average level with a downward trend. In 2024, it was broadcast 384 times.
The name Isabella comes from the Hebrew language, from the name Elisheba meaning “dedicated to God”. Later it entered the Latin language, in the more famous Elisabeth (it is worth knowing that Isabella and Elizabeth are two different forms derived from the same name).
Why do people think the name Isabella brings bad luck when it is subtle and associated with purity and truth? This is a superstition that comes from the fact that the women who wore them were initially aristocrats whose fate was full of drama, challenges and tensions.
They lived in turbulent times, often faced with loneliness and injustice. An example may be, among others: Isabella of Castile (her greatness was paid for with loneliness and pain), Isabella of Aragon (she had a difficult life, died young), and finally Izabela Czartoryska and Izabela Radziwiłł – great women who also had to face life’s difficulties.
Isabella’s name day appears several times in the Polish calendar, so ladies who wear it can celebrate it many times.(although it is usually assumed that a name day party is organized on the date that falls first after the birthday).
Isabella’s name day dates are:
- February 22
- April 22
- June 5
- July 4 (most popular)
- October 31
- November 10
- November 17
