isabella · noun1
Unknown. Anecdotally linked to Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504) or Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633). See discussion at Isabelline (colour).
Isabella · proper noun, noun2
Latinate and Italian form of Isabel. The grape cultivar is popularly thought to have been discovered by a Mrs Isabella Gibbs of South Carolina in 1816.
First known use, by meaning
- from 1600 A pale grey-yellow, fawn, cream-brown or parchment colour.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.