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Elizabeth (given name)

October 16, 2023

Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew name Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint.

Elizabeth
Detail of Saint Elizabeth in a painting on an altar by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Pronunciation/ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
DerivationElisheva
MeaningMy God is an oath
Other names
Related names

Occurrence in the Bible Edit

"Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife ("Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens.

Statistics Edit

The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. 'Elizabeth' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972.[1]

In the early 21st century, 'Elizabeth' has been among the top 50 names given to girls in the past 10 years born in England and Wales, as well Canada and Australia, and has been in the top 100 most popular names given to baby girls born in Scotland and Ireland. 'Elizaveta' (Eлизaвeтa), a Russian form of the name, has been in the top 10 names given to baby girls born in Moscow, Russia in the past 10 years. The name is also popular in Ukraine and Belarus.

Name variants Edit

Full name Edit

Diminutives Edit

First half Edit

Middle Edit

Second half Edit

People with the given name Edit

Empresseses, queens, and princesses Edit

Other aristocrats Edit

Saints Edit

Others Edit

Fictional characters Edit

See also Edit

  • Ælfthryth, an unrelated Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English Ælfþryð ('elf-strength'), superficially similar to 'Elspeth' and several other variants of 'Elizabeth'; more often rendered as 'Elfriede', 'Elfrida' or 'Alfreda'.

References Edit

  1. ^ Frank Nuessel (1992). . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06.

October 16, 2023
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Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist It has also been the name of several saints and queens Statistics EditThe name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide Elizabeth was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls names list from 1925 to 1972 1 In the early 21st century Elizabeth has been among the top 50 names given to girls in the past 10 years born in England and Wales as well Canada and Australia and has been in the top 100 most popular names given to baby girls born in Scotland and Ireland Elizaveta Elizaveta a Russian form of the name has been in the top 10 names given to baby girls born in Moscow Russia in the past 10 years The name is also popular in Ukraine and Belarus Name variants EditFull name Edit Elisabeta Elisa Liza Izabela Albanian أليصابات أليشابع إ ل يز اب يث aliṣabat alishabaʻ ilizabith Arabic Ilisapesi Tongan Irihapeti Elisapeta Maori ელისაბედ Elisabed Georgian Aelswith Aelswithia Elesabeth Elyzabeth English Ⲉⲗⲉⲥⲁⲃⲏⲕ Ilisabek Coptic Alzbeta Eliska Czech Alzbeta Slovak Ealasaid Scottish Gaelic Ealisaid Manx Eibhlis Irish Elesbed Breton Elizabete Isabel Elisabete Portuguese Eliisabet Eliise Estonian Elikapeka Hawaiian Elisa Turkish Elizabeti Swahili Elisabet Catalan Danish Finnish German Spanish Swedish Elisabet Icelandic Elisabeta Romanian Elisabeth Elizabeth French Elisabeth Catalan Danish Dutch German Norwegian Swedish Elizabeto Esperanto Elisabetta Italian Elisabet Elisavet Zampeta Zabeta Greek Elisaveta Elisaveta Bulgarian Alzhbeta Alzbieta Belarusian א ל יש ב ע Elisheba Elisheva Hebrew Elixabete Basque Elizabeta Albanian Croatian Bosnian Slovene Elizabete Basque Latvian 엘리자베스 Ellijabeseu Korean Elishua Malayalam Elsebeth Danish Elsbeth Dutch German Scots Swiss German Elspeth Scots Elizabet Vietnamese Elizabeta Јelisaveta Elizabeta Jelisaveta Serbian Macedonian Elizaveta Elizabet Yelizaveta Elizabet Russian Yelizaveta Elizabet Yelyzaveta Elizabet Ukrainian Elzbieta Elzbute Lithuanian Elzbieta Izabela Polish エリザベス Erizabesu Japanese Erzsebet Hungarian Isabella Italian Dutch Isabelle French Dutch Isabel Spanish Dutch Եղիսաբեթ Yeghisabet Ելսաբեթ Elsabet Armenian Chinese 伊丽莎白 pinyin Yi li sha bai Chinese Simplified Chinese 伊麗莎白 pinyin Yilishabai Chinese Traditional এল জ ব থ Elijabetha Bengali એલ ઝ બ થ Elijhabetha Gujarati एल ज ब थ Elizabetha Hindi ಎಲ ಜಬ ತ Elijabet Kannada एल झ ब थ Elijhabetha Marathi Elizabet Elizabyet Mongolian एल ज ब थ Elijabetha Nepali الیزابت Persian ਇਲ ਸਬਤ Ilisabata Punjabi எல சப த Elicapet Tamil ఎల జబ త Elijabet Telugu exlisaebth Elisabeṭh Thai الزبتھ Urdu עליזא בעטה Eʻlyzabeta Yiddish Diminutives Edit Chabela Isabelita Ybel Ysabel Yzabel Yzabela Spanish Erzsi Hungarian Elisabloop English Isabeau French Isabel Catalan English Norwegian Portuguese Spanish French Isabela Spanish Portuguese Isabell English German Norwegian Isabella Dutch English Italian Norwegian Polish Spanish Swedish Isabelle English French German Isave Vietnamese Isbal Ysbal Manx Isbel Isebella Izabelle Lisabeth Lizabeth Sabella Sissy English Iseabail Scottish Gaelic Ishbel Isobel Scots Isibeal Sibeal Irish Izabel Portuguese archaic Spanish Polish Izabela Czech Polish Izabella Hungarian Polish Lettie Greek Latin Liesbeth Lijsbeth Dutch Lisabella Italian Lisbet Danish Norwegian Swedish Lisbeth German Norwegian Danish Lizbeth Spanish chiefly Latin American Sabela Galician Spela Slovene Zabel Liza Armenian Izampella Isabella Izabella Isavella Greek Јelisavka Saveta Savka Jelisavka Saveta Savka Serbian Liza Liza Russian Serbian Liza Liza Ukrainian Belarusian Lisaveta Lisaveta Ukrainian ლიზა ლიზი ლიზიკო Liza Lizi Liziko Georgian First half Edit Ailsa Danish Aley Aleyamma Aleykutty Malayalam Alzira Elisete Lilianna Portuguese Ealee Ealish Manx Eilis Eilis Irish language Ela Elunia Elzira Elzunia Polish Elbie Afrikaans Elise Ella Ellisif Norwegian Elly English Dutch Eli Catalan English Spanish Eli Eliamma Malayalam Eliisa Finnish Elis Elschen German Elisa Finnish Italian Norwegian Spanish Portuguese Elise Elysee Liset Lisette Lizette Lysa French Eliska Czech and Slovak Elina Elena Bulgarian Eliso Lizi Georgian Elissa English Norwegian Eliza Albanian English Polish Elka Albanian Polish Ellee Elsie Elyse Leesa Lizzy Liz Lysette English Elli Finnish German Ellie Origin unknown Els Liesje Liselot Dutch Elsa Catalan Dutch Finnish German Italian Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish Else Danish German Norwegian Elts Liis Liisbet Liisu Estonian Elza Hebrew Elze Lithuanian Erzsi Lilike Zsoka Hungarian Ilsa Liesa Lieschen Liese Liesel Liesl Lilli Lys German Ilse Dutch German Isa Spanish Portuguese Issa Iza Liseta Yza Spanish Izzie English Izzy English Norwegian Lela Serbian Lies Dutch German Lieselotte German Swedish Liisa Liisi Estonian Finnish Lila mostly for kids Catalan Polish Lili French Polish Liliana Liliani Indonesian Lis Danish English Norwegian Swedish Lisa Catalan Danish English German Italian Norwegian Swedish Portuguese Spanish Polish Welsh Lisanne Dutch English Norwegian Lise French Norwegian Liselotte Danish German Norwegian Lisen Swedish Liza English Polish Russian Ukrainian Lizina Latvian Lizzie English Norwegian Middle Edit Babette French Ibbie Issy Libby Liddy English Liba archaic rural areas Catalan Isa German Second half Edit Beileag Scottish Gaelic Bel Catalan Belita Spanish Bella Italian Bess Bessie Beth Betsy Betsey Bette Bettie Betty Bettye Bitsy Buffy Zabeth English Beta Betka Czech Bethan Betsan Betuska Welsh Betka Slovak Betta Italian Betti German Bettina German Italian Italian Etti Etty Estonian People with the given name EditEmpresseses queens and princesses Edit Empress Elizabeth disambiguation lists various empresses named Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth disambiguation lists various queens named Elizabeth Elizabeth I 1533 1603 r 1558 1603 queen regnant of England and Ireland Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900 2002 queen consort of the United Kingdom and British Dominions mother of Elizabeth II Elizabeth II 1926 2022 r 1952 2022 queen regnant of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms Princess Elizabeth disambiguation lists various princesses named ElizabethOther aristocrats Edit Elizabeth of Lancaster Duchess of Exeter 1363 1426 younger daughter and second surviving child of John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster Elisabeth von Matsch 1380s around 1439 last countess of Toggenburg Elizabeth Bathory 1560 1614 niece of the Polish King Stephen Bathory Hungarian countess and murdererSaints Edit Elizabeth 1st century BC the mother of John the Baptist Elisabeth of Schonau 1129 1164 a German Benedictine visionary Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 1231 the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary Elizabeth of Aragon or Elizabeth of Portugal 1271 1336 Queen consort of Portugal Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774 1821 the first canonized American saint Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1864 1918 Eastern Orthodox saint and wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Elizabeth of the Trinity 1880 1906 French Carmelite nunOthers Edit Elizabeth Andrews 1882 1960 first woman organiser of the Labour Party in Wales Elizabeth Amoaa born 1983 Ghanaian advocate Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq 1916 2003 Canadian Inuk textile artist Elizabeth Arden 1881 1966 American businesswoman Elizabeth Mary Aslin 1923 1989 English art historian administrator author and lecturer Elizabeth Banks born 1974 American actress Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806 1861 Victorian era poet Elizabeth Beckley c 1846 1927 British astronomical photographer Elisabeth Bergeron 1851 1936 Canadian Venerable religious servant Lady Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph 1834 1916 English humanitarian temperance leader Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria Elizabeth Blackadder 1931 2021 Scottish painter and printmaker Elizabeth Blackwell 1821 1910 the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States Elizabeth Baker Bohan 1849 1930 British born American author journalist artist social reformer Elizabeth Joanna Bosman 1894 1963 South African author first Afrikaner novelist published in English Elizabeth Bowen Thompson 1812 1813 1869 British missionary who founded of the British Syrian Schools Elizabeth Bruenig born 1990 American writer and opinion columnist for The New York Times Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815 1902 American suffragist social activist abolitionist and leading figure of the early women s rights movement Elizabeth Carter 1717 1806 English poet classicist writer translator linguist polymath Elisabeth Cavazza 1849 1926 American author journalist music critic Elizabeth Williams Champney 1850 1922 American writer Elizabeth Marney Conner 1856 American dramatic reader educator author Elizabeth Cottrell born 1975 American geologist Elizabeth Craig McFeely born 1927 British Director of the Women s Royal Naval Service Elizabeth Cromwell 1598 1665 the wife of Oliver Cromwell and Her Highness the Lady Protector Elizabeth Litchfield Cunnyngham 1831 1911 American missionary and church worker Elizabeth Daily born 1961 American actress and singer Elizabeth Otis Dannelly 1838 1896 American poet Elizabeth David 1913 1992 British cookery writer Elizabeth Debicki born 1990 Australian actress Elizabeth Jessup Eames 1813 1856 American writer Elisabeth Ebeling 1946 2020 German film and stage actress Elizabeth Edwards 1949 2010 American attorney a best selling author and a health care activist Elisabeth Erke born 1962 Norwegian Sami educator and politician Elizabeth Hawley Everett 1857 1940 American clubwoman suffragist author magazine founder editor school principal superintendent of schools Elizabeth Sterling Haynes 1897 1957 Canadian theatre activist Elizabeth Filippouli Greek journalist turned entrepreneur founder of the international non profit think tank Global Thinkers Forum Elizabeth Fraser born 1963 Scottish singer Elizabeth Fry 1780 1845 English prison reformer Elizabeth Gaskell 1810 1865 British novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Gillies born 1993 American Broadway actress Elizabeth Ayton Godwin 1817 1889 English hymnwriter religious poet Elizabeth Putnam Gordon 1851 1933 American temperance advocate author Elizabeth Greenhill bookbinder 1907 2006 English bookbinder Elizabeth Greenwood 1873 1961 New Zealand photographer Elisabeth Griffith American historian educator and activistElizabeth Haigh born 1988 Singaporean chef Elizabeth Amherst Hale 1774 1826 Canadian Watercolor Artist Elizabeth Mae Lzzy Hale born 1983 American musician singer songwriter Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Halestorm Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton 1757 1854 American philanthropist and wife of United States founding father Alexander Hamilton Elizabeth Boynton Harbert 1843 1925 American author lecturer reformer philanthropist Elizabeth Harrower disambiguation several people Elizabeth Haselwood c 1644 1715 English silversmith Elisabeth Hasselbeck born 1977 American actress Elizabeth Henstridge born 1987 English actress model and director Elizabeth Hernandez disambiguation several people Elizabeth Hoare 1915 2001 English church furnisher and actress Elizabeth Holmes born 1984 American fraudster who founded Theranos Elizabeth Hulette aka Miss Elizabeth 1960 2003 professional wrestling manager Elizabeth Hughes Gossett 1907 1981 daughter of American politician Charles Evans Hughes Elizabeth Hurley born 1965 British actress and model Elizabeth Jaranyi 1918 1998 Holocaust survivor and writer Elisabeth Jastrow 1890 1981 German born classical archaeologist Elisabetta Keller 1891 1969 Swiss Italian artist Elizabeth Kelly born 1921 British actress Elizabeth Ellie Kemper born 1980 American actress and comedian Elizabeth Kenny 1880 1952 Australian nurse Elizabeth Lail born 1992 American actress Elizabeth Lambert American writer of romance Elizabeth Lazebnik Latvian Canadian filmmaker Elizabeth Betty Washington Lewis 1733 1797 sister of George Washington Elizabeth A Lynn born 1946 American writer most known for fantasy and to a lesser extent science fiction Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald 1864 1922 Canadian writer suffragist Elisabeth MacIntyre 1916 2004 Australian writer and illustrator Elizabeth Eunice Marcy 1821 1911 American author activist and social reformer Elizabeth Margosches American statistician Elisabeth Marschall 1886 1947 head nurse Oberschwester at Ravensbruck concentration camp later executed for war crimes Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather 1815 1882 American writer Elizabeth McGovern born 1961 American actress Elizabeth Meckes 1980 2020 American mathematician Elizabeth Miller 1878 1961 American novelist Elizabeth Mitchell 1972 1998 American shag dancer Elizabeth Monk 1898 1980 Canadian lawyer and city councillor Elizabeth Monroe 1768 1830 First Lady of the United States 1817 1825 Elizabeth Eliza Monroe Hay 1786 1840 American socialite Elizabeth Montgomery 1933 1995 American actress Elizabeth Moore 1894 1976 American local historian and preservationist Elizabeth Martha Olmsted 1825 1910 American poet Elizabeth Murdoch 1909 2012 Australian philanthropist Elisabeth Murray 1909 1998 English biographer and educationist Elizabeth Mystakidou born 1977 Greek taekwondo athlete Elizabeth Olsen born 1989 American actress Elizabeth Perkins born 1960 American actress Elizabeth Pesiridou born 1992 Greek hurdler Elizabeth Power born 1941 English actress Elizabeth Ramsey 1931 2015 Filipina comedian singer and actress Elizabeth Raum born 1945 Canadian oboist and composer Elisabeth Renaud 1846 1932 co founder Groupe Feministe Socialiste Elizabeth Rose nun died 1130 Benedictine nun at Chelles France Elizabeth Lownes Rust 1835 1899 American philanthropist humanitarian Christian missionary Elizabeth Scott 1708 1776 English American poet hymnwriter Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye 1858 1923 American writer Elizabeth Simcoe 1762 1850 British artist and diarist wife of John Graves Simcoe Elisabeth Sladen 1946 2011 English actress Elizabeth Smart born 1987 American female activist and contributor for ABC News American Broadcasting Corporation Elizabeth Willisson Stephen 1856 1925 American author Elizabeth Stride 1843 1888 the third murder victim of Jack the Ripper Elizabeth Stuart disambiguation several people Elizabeth Swados 1951 2016 American writer composer musician and theatre director Elizabeth Taylor 1932 2011 British American actress Elizabeth Terry born c 1943 American chef Elizabeth Tudor writer born 1978 Azerbaijani Russian science fiction writer Elizabeth Underwood 1794 1858 pioneering Australian land owner Elizabeth Warren born 1949 American politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Lowe Watson 1842 1927 American lecturer suffragist Elizabeth Wettlaufer born 1967 Canadian nurse and serial killer Elizabeth Woolridge Grant born 1985 real name of singer Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Young author contemporary romance writer Elizabeth Young journalist 1950 2001 literary critic and author Elizabeth Zachariadou 1931 2018 Greek historian Elizabeth Zimmerman born 1948 Filipina former flight attendant and former wife of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte Elizabeth Zimmermann 1910 1999 British born knitterFictional characters EditElizabeth main character and A I companion in the video game BioShock Infinite Elizabeth from the videogame Persona 3 Elizabeth a truck from the TV series Thomas and Friends Elizabeth a muppet from the TV series Sesame Street Elizabeth Bennet main character in the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice Lizzy Bruin best friend of Sister Bear from The Berenstain Bears Elizabeth Z Delgado the Yellow Ranger from Power Rangers SPD Betty DeVille wife of Howard DeVille and mother of Phil and Lil DeVille on Rugrats Elizabeth Drosselmayer a supporting character in Barbie in the Nutcracker Emily Elizabeth Howard protagonist from Clifford the Big Red Dog Elizabeth Johnson main character in the FX series American Horror Story Hotel portrayed by Lady Gaga Elizabeth Jones protagonist of the Lifetime movie Reviving Ophelia Elizabeth Keen main character from the American TV series The Blacklist Elizabeth Lochley main character in the 1990s science fiction TV series Babylon 5 and had appeared on the spin off TV series Crusade Elizabeth Beth March from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Elizabeth Lizzie McGuire main character of the teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire Elizabeth Midford in the anime and manga Black Butler Elizabeth Poldark from the novel and two BBC television series Poldark Betty Rubble wife of Barney Rubble and adoptive mother of Bamm Bamm Rubble on The Flintstones Elizabeth Shaw main character in Ridley Scott s movie Prometheus Effy Stonem main character from the British teen drama Skins Elizabeth Swann a main character in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean Elizabeth Thompson main character in the anime Soul Eater Elizabeth Webber on the daytime soap opera General Hospital Elizabeth Liones main character in the manga The Seven Deadly Sins Elizabeth Sherman from the Hellboy comic books Elizabeth Harmon protagonist of the novel The Queen s Gambit Elizabeth Betsy Braddock from the X men Elizabeth Weir Stargate main character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis Dr Liz Wilson the vet and Jon s love interest from Jim Davis s Garfield comic strip Elizabeth Afton a main character from the Five Nights at Freddy s franchise Elizabeth Cole American Girl character best friend of Felicity MerrimanSee also EditAElfthryth an unrelated Anglo Saxon name derived from the Old English AElfthryd elf strength superficially similar to Elspeth and several other variants of Elizabeth more often rendered as Elfriede Elfrida or Alfreda References Edit Frank Nuessel 1992 The Study of Names A Guide to the Principles and Topics Westport Conn Greenwood Press p 10 Archived from the original on 2017 07 06 nbsp This page or 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