Jezabel

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Jezabel is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Australia, Spain

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Jézabel

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Jézabel

42 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Jezabel is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Spanish, Jezebel (biblical character Jezebel)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Jezabel Carpib. 1953FRFrench actress
• Jezabel Curbelob. 1987ESSpanish scientist
• Jezabel Vessirb. 1990USAmerican pornographic actress
• Jezabel PrimostARArgentine chemist
• Jezabel Báez SantacruzMXMexican entomologist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Jezabel mean, and where does it come from?

Jezebel (Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel in 1 Kings) Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Jezabel?

In the etymology graph, Jezebel, Isebel and Izebel are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Jezabel?

In Spanish /çeθabel/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Jezabel a male or female name?

Jezabel is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: Spain (INE), United States (Census Bureau, 2020), France (INSEE, 1990) and Brazil (IBGE, 2022).

In which country does Jezabel have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 1.3 thousand people named Jezabel in Mexico, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jezabel.

Where is Jezabel most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Jezabel is densest in Spain — about 1 in 58 thousand people — even though Mexico holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Jezabel?

In Spain, the national register counted 856 people named Jezabel, about 1 in 58 thousand residents.