▁her ." ▁ ▁Meyer ' s ▁original ▁characters ▁were ▁un named ; ▁she ▁took ▁to ▁calling ▁the ▁characters , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Edward ▁C ull en ▁and ▁B ella , ▁' he ' ▁and ▁' she ' ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁convenience ▁as ▁she , ▁" did n ' t ▁want ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁dream ." ▁The ▁name ▁' Is abel la ' ▁was ▁decided ▁upon , ▁Meyer ▁explains , ▁because ▁" after ▁sp ending ▁so ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁[ the ▁character ], ▁I ▁loved ▁her ▁like ▁a ▁daughter . ▁... ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁that ▁love , ▁I ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁name ▁I ▁was ▁saving ▁for ▁my ▁daughter , ... ▁Isabel la ." ▁ ▁B ella ' s ▁positive ▁reception ▁at ▁her ▁new ▁school ▁in ▁F ork s , ▁particularly ▁her ▁popular ity ▁with ▁male ▁characters , ▁was ▁model led ▁after ▁Meyer ' s ▁real ▁life ▁move ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁to ▁college . ▁Meyer ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁similar ities ▁between ▁B ella ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁of ▁Charlotte ▁Br ont ë ' s ▁Jane ▁E y re , ▁a ▁novel ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁c ited ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁Tw il ight ▁series . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁ ▁Tw il ight ▁B ella , ▁who ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁Tw il ight , ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁human ▁girl , ▁who ▁moves ▁from ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona , ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁father , ▁Charlie ▁Sw an