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Elizabeth

Origin
Detail of Saint Elizabeth in a painting on an altar by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Pronunciation
Gender	Female
Language(s)	English
Word/name	Hebrew
Derivation	Elisheva
Meaning	My God is an oath
Other names
Related names	Bess Bessie Bessy Beth Betsy Bettina Betty Buffy Eliza Elsa Else Elsebeth Elspeth Isabel Isabella Isabelle Lettie Libby Lisa Liza Liz Lizzie Lizzy

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.

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]

Elisabeta, Elisa, Liza, Izabela (Albanian)
أليصابات, أليشابع, إِلِيزَابِيث (‘alīṣābāt, ‘alīshābaʻ, ilīzābīth) (Arabic)
Ilisapesi (Tongan)
Irihāpeti (Māori)
ელისაბედ (Elisabed) (Shesan)
Aelswith, Aelswithia, Elesabeth, Elyzabeth (English)
Ⲉⲗⲉⲥⲁⲃⲏⲕ (Ilisabek) (Coptic)
Alžběta, Eliška (Czech)
Alžbeta (Slovak)
Ealasaid (Scottish Gaelic)
Ealisaid (Manx)
Elesbed (Breton)
Elizabete, Isabel, Elisabete (Portuguese)
Eliisabet, Eliise (Estonian)
Elikapeka (Hawaiian)
Elisa (Turkish)
Elizabeti (Swahili)
Elisabet (Catalan), (Danish), (Finnish), (German), (Spanish), (Swedish)
Elísabet (Icelandic)
Elisabeta (Romanian)
Élisabeth, Élizabeth (French)
Elisabeth (Catalan), (Danish), (Dutch), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
Elizabeto (Esperanto)
Elisabetta (Italian)
Ελισάβετ (Elisávet), Ζαμπέτα (Zabéta) (Greek)
Eлисавета (Elisaveta) (Bulgarian)
Альжбета (Alžbieta) (Belarusian)
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (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)
Êlizabét (Vietnamese)
Елизабета, Јелисавета (Elizabeta, Jelisaveta), (Serbian), (Macedonian)
Елизaвета, Элизабет (Yelizaveta, Elizabet), (Russian)
Єлизавета, Елізабет (Yelyzaveta, Elizabet) Ukrainian
Elžbieta, Elzbute (Lithuanian)
Elżbieta (Polish)
エリザベス (Erizabesu) (Japanese)
Erzsébet (Hungarian)
Isabella (Italian), (Dutch)
Isabelle (French), (Dutch)
Isabel (Spanish), (Dutch)
Եղիսաբեթ (Yeghisabet), Ելսաբեթ (Elsabet) (Armenian)
Chinese: 伊丽莎白; pinyin: Yī lì shā bái (Chinese Simplified)
Chinese: 伊麗莎白; pinyin: Yīlìshābái (Chinese Traditional)
এলিজাবেথ (Ēlijābētha) (Bengali)
એલિઝાબેથ (Ēlijhābētha) (Gujarati)
एलिज़ाबेथ (Ēlizābētha) (Hindi)
ಎಲಿಜಬೆತ್ (Elijabet) (Kannada)
एलिझाबेथ (Ēlijhābētha) (Marathi)
Элизабет (Elizabyet) (Mongolian)
एलिजाबेथ (Ēlijābētha) (Nepali)
الیزابت (Persian)
ਇਲੀਸਬਤ (Ilīsabata) (Punjabi)
எலிசபெத் (Elicapet) (Tamil)
ఎలిజబెత్ (Elijabet) (Telugu)
เอลิซาเบธ (Elisābeṭh) (Thai)
الزبتھ (Urdu)
עליזאַבעטה (Eʻlyzabeta) (Yiddish)

Diminutives[edit]

Chabela, Isabelita, Ybel, Ysabel, Yzabel, Yzabela (Spanish)
Erzsi (Hungarian)
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)
Isibéal, Sibéal (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)
Špela (Slovene)
Zabel, Liza (Armenian)
Ιζαμπέλλα, Ισαβέλλα (Izabella, Isavella) (Greek)
Јелисавка, Савета, Савка (Jelisavka, Saveta, Savka) (Serbian)
Лизa (Liza) (Russian), (Serbian)
Ліза (Liza) (Ukrainian), (Belarusian)
Лісавета (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)
Eilís, Éilis (Irish language)
Ela, Elunia, Elzira, Elżunia (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)
Élise, Elysée, Liset, Lisette, Lizette, Lysa, (French)
Eliška (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)
Elzė (Lithuanian)
Erzsi, Lilike, Zsóka (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)
Běta, Bětka (Czech)
Bethan, Betsan, Bětuška (Welsh)
Betka (Slovak)
Betta (Italian)
Betti (German)
Bettina (German), (Italian)
Etti, Etty (Estonian)

People with the given name[edit]

Empresses regnant[edit]

Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762)

Empresses consort[edit]

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750), consort of Emperor Charles VI
Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) (1779–1826), wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), wife of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, also known as Empress Elisabeth or «Sisi»
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002), wife of the King-Emperor George VI of the United Kingdom
Empress Wanrong (1906–1946), last Empress of China, also known as Elizabeth, the English name her tutor gave her

Queens regnant[edit]

Elizabeth I (1533–1603), queen of England and Ireland
Elizabeth II (1926–2022), queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms

Queens consort[edit]

Elisabeth of Swabia (1203–1235), also known as Beatrice of Swabia, queen consort of Castile and León
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (c. 1227–1273), queen consort of Germany, Jerusalem and Sicily
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1230–1266), queen consort of Germany
Elizabeth the Cuman (1239/1240–1290), queen consort and regent of Hungary
Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255–1313), queen consort of Serbia
Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary (1261–1303), queen consort of Hungary
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (c. 1262–1312), queen consort of Germany
Elizabeth of Aragon (1271–1336), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Portugal, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (1286–1335), queen consort of Bohemia and Poland
Elizabeth de Burgh (1289–1327), queen consort of Scotland
Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330), queen consort of Bohemia
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Sicily (1298–1352), queen consort and regent of Sicily
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (c. 1300-before 1340), junior queen consort of Denmark, wife of Eric Christoffersen
Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary (1305–1380), queen consort of Hungary, regent of Poland
Elizabeth of Bosnia (c. 1339–1387), queen of Hungary and Poland
Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393), queen consort and queen dowager of the Romans, Bohemia, Italy and Burgundy
Elisabeth of Nuremberg (1358–1411), queen consort of the Romans
Isabeau of Bavaria (c. 1370–1435), also known as Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, queen consort of France
Elizabeth Granowska (c. 1372–1420), queen consort of Poland
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409–1442), queen consort of the Romans, Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia
Elisabeth of Habsburg (1436–1505), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Poland
Elizabeth Woodville (c. 1437–1492), queen consort of Edward IV
Elizabeth of York (1466–1503), queen consort of King Henry VII of England
Elizabeth of Austria (1526–1545), queen consort of Poland
Elisabeth of Valois (1545-1568), queen consort of Spain
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France (1554–1592), queen consort of France
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596–1662), daughter of James VI and I of Scotland and England, the «Winter Queen» of Bohemia
Elisabeth of France (1602–1644), queen consort of Spain and Portugal
Elisabeth Farnese (1692–1766), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Spain
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711–1741), queen consort of Sardinia, Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715–1797), queen consort and queen dowager of Prussia
Kaʻahumanu (c. 1768–1832), also known as Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu, queen consort and queen regent of Hawaiʻi
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801–1873), queen consort of Prussia
Kīnaʻu (c. 1805–1839), also known as Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, queen consort, queen regent and dowager queen of Hawaiʻi
Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837–1898), queen consort of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia
Elisabeth of Wied (1843–1916), queen consort and queen dowager of Romania
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876–1965), wife of King Albert I of Belgium
Elisabeth of Romania (1894–1956), queen consort of King George II of Greece
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of the United Kingdom

Princesses[edit]

Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618–1680), Bohemian princess and philosopher
Princess Élisabeth of France (Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène; 1764–1794), sister of Louis XVI of France, also known as Madame Élisabeth
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840), daughter of George III
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918) (1864–1918), Russian grand duchess and Orthodox martyr, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Elizabeth Bagration (1880–1915), Georgian royal princess
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904–1955), later Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach, the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (1935–2018)
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (born 1936)
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 2001), oldest child and heiress apparent of Philippe, King of the Belgians

Other 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 Báthory (1560–1614), niece of the Polish King Stephen Báthory; Hungarian countess and murderer

Saints[edit]

Elizabeth (1st century BC), the mother of John the Baptist
Elisabeth of Schönau (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 nun

Others[edit]

Elizabeth Andrews (1882–1960), first woman organiser of the Labour Party in Wales
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
Élisabeth 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 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, superindent 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 activist

Elizabeth 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 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 Ravensbrück 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
Élisabeth 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 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 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 knitter

Fictional characters[edit]

Elizabeth, 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
Emily-Elizabeth Howard from Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Elizabeth Johnson, main character in the FX series American Horror Story: Hotel, portrayed by Lady Gaga
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 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

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.

Источник

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Elisabeth

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע‎ (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה‎.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /əˈlɪzəbəθ/

Proper noun[edit]

Elizabeth (countable and uncountable, plural Elizabeths)

A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
- 1595 Edmund Spenser, Amoretti, LXXIV:
  
  Most happy letters! framed by skilful trade, / With which that happy name was first designed, — — — / Ye three Elizabeths! for ever live, / That three such graces did unto me give.
- 1988 Barbara Vine ( =Ruth Rendell ), The House of Stairs, p.21:
  
  «Because if you say it over and over to yourself, darling, it really is a quite strange-sounding name, isn’t it? It’s just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called by them.
- 1993, Phillip Margolin, Gone But Not Forgotten, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 25:
  
  No one ever called Elizabeth Tannenbaum stunning, but most men found her attractive. Hardly anyone called her Elizabeth, either. An «Elizabeth» was regal, cool, an eyecatching beauty. A «Betsy» was pleasant to look at, a tiny bit overweight, capable, but still fun to be with.
A surname originating as a matronymic.
A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II.
A locale in the United States.
1. A city, the county seat of Union County, New Jersey; named for Elizabeth de Carteret, wife of George Carteret, one of two original Lords Proprietor of the Colony New Jersey.
2. A city in Minnesota; named for early settler Elizabeth Niggler.
3. A town in Colorado; named for a family member of John Evans, 2nd Governor of the Territory of Colorado.
4. A town in Indiana; named for Elizabeth Lemmon Zenor, daughter-in-law of early landowner Jacob Zenor.
5. A town in Louisiana.
6. A town, the county seat of Wirt County, West Virginia; named for early settler Elizabeth Woodyard Beauchamp.
7. A village in Illinois; said to be named for three early settlers all named Elizabeth.
8. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for early settler Elizabeth Mackay Bayard.
9. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
10. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Georgia senator Joseph E. Brown.

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EIIR
Elizabeth City
Elizabethan
Elizabethian
Elizabethton
Elizabethtown
ER
Port Elizabeth

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Elizabethan

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female given name

Albanian: Izabetë f
Arabic: إِلِيزَابِيث‎ (ʔilīzābīṯ)
Armenian: Եղիսաբեթ (Ełisabetʿ)
Basque: Elixabete (eu)
Belarusian: Лізаве́та (Lizavjéta)
Bengali: ইলিজাবেথ (ilijabeth)
Breton: Elesbed (br)
Bulgarian: Елисавета f (Elisaveta)
Catalan: Elisabet (ca) f
Chinese:

Cantonese: 伊利沙伯 (ji¹ lei⁶ saa¹ baak³)

Mandarin: 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白 (zh) (Yīlìshābái)
Czech: Alžběta (cs) f
Danish: Elisabeth
Dutch: Elisabeth (nl) f, Elizabeth (nl) f
Esperanto: Elizabeto
Estonian: Liis
Faroese: Elisabet f, Lísbita f
Finnish: Liisa (fi), Elisabet (fi)
French: Élisabeth (fr) f
Galician: Sabela (gl) f
German: Elisabeth (de) f
Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 f (aileisabaiþ)
Greek: Ελισάβετ (el) f (Elisávet), Ισαβέλλα (el) f (Isavélla)

Ancient: Ἐλισάβετ f (Elisábet)
Hawaiian: ʻElikapeka
Hebrew: אלישבע אֱלִישֶׁבַע‎ f (elishéva)
Hungarian: Erzsébet (hu)
Icelandic: Elísabet (is) f
Indonesian: Elisabet
Irish: Eilís
Italian: Elisabetta (it) f
Japanese: エリザベス (Erizabesu)
Korean: 엘리자베스 (Ellijabeseu)
Latin: Isabella f, Elisabeth f
Latvian: Elizabete f
Lithuanian: Elžbieta
Macedonian: Елизабе́та f (Elizabéta), Елисаве́та f (Elisavéta)
Maltese: Eliżabetta
Manx: Ealisaid
Maori: Irihāpeti
Middle English: Elizabeth
Norwegian: Elisabeth (no)
Ojibwe: Enizaabet
Old English: Elisabeþ f
Polish: Elżbieta (pl) f
Portuguese: Elisabete f, Isabel (pt) f
Romanian: Elisabeta f
Russian: Елизаве́та (ru) f (Jelizavéta) (cognate), Эли́забет (ru) f (Elízabet) (transliteration)
Scottish Gaelic: Ealasaid f
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: Јелисавета

Roman: Jelisaveta
Slovak: Alžbeta f
Spanish: Isabel (es) f
Swedish: Elisabet (sv) c, Elisabeth (sv) c
Tamil: எலிசபெத் (elicapet)
Telugu: ఎలిజబెత్ (elijabet)
Ukrainian: , Елі́забет f (Elízabet), Єлизаве́та f (Jelyzavéta), Єлисаве́та (uk) f (Jelysavéta), Елізабе́т f (Elizabét) (French name)

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According to the 2010 United States Census, Elizabeth is the 38439^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Elizabeth is most common among White (60.94%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.17%) individuals.

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Etymology[edit]

From English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע‎ (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”).

Proper noun[edit]

Elizabeth

a female given name from Hebrew

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Elizabeth

The mother of John the Baptist
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Luke 1:5, lines 1–4, page 27r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe’s translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
  
  IN þe daies of eroude kyng of iudee · ẏ was a preſt ſacharie bi name : of þe ſorte of abia and his wijf was of þe douȝtris of aaron : ⁊ hir name was eliȝabeth /
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
Elisheba, the wife of Aaron.
- 1380s Wycliffe Bible: Exodus 6:23:
  
  Sotheli Aaron took a wijf, Elizabeth,the douytir of Amynadab, the sistr of Naason.

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English: Elizabeth

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From Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (‘Elisheva’) meaning «my God is an oath», derived from the roots אֵל (‘el) referring to the Hebrew God and שָׁבַע (shava’) meaning «oath». The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

Among Christians, this name was originally more common in Eastern Europe. It was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a daughter of King Andrew II who used her wealth to help the poor. In medieval England it was occasionally used in honour of the saint, though the form Isabel (from Occitan and Spanish) was more common. It has been very popular in England since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. In American name statistics (as recorded since 1880) it has never ranked lower than 30, making it the most consistently popular name for girls in the United States.

Besides Elizabeth I, this name has been borne (in various spellings) by many other European royals, including a ruling empress of Russia in the 18th century. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) and actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011).

Related Names

DiminutivesBess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsie, Elyse, Leanna, Leesa, Liana, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty, Elisa(English)

Other Languages & CulturesZabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta, Ela(Croatian) Alžběta, Eliška, Liliana(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elisabet, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette(French) Bet, Elske, Lys(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Erzsi, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal(Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Liliana, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Elīza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Ela, Eliza, Iza, Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Isabel, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Isabela, Liana, Liliana(Portuguese) Eliza, Izabel, Lílian(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza, Liana, Liliana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag, Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ela, Jela, Jelica(Serbian) Alžbeta, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Ela, Špela(Slovene) Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Isa, Isabela, Liliana(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)

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Queen Elizabeth I of England

The Visitation by Daret (1435), with Saint Elizabeth in the center

How Popular Is the Name Elizabeth?

Elizabeth is a classic name that never seems to lose its appeal. It has been a popular name since the early 1900s, having been a top-30 baby name for girls in the U.S. throughout the past century.

The name Elizabeth was extremely popular in the first part of the 1900s, holding a top 10 spot from 1900 to 1925. It only dropped to its lowest ranking of 26 around the late 1940s. It then steadily increased in popularity again until it made it back to the top 10 in the 1980s.

The 2021 statistics rank the name Elizabeth as the 14th most popular name for girls in America.

Its shortened form or variations can certainly be used however you see fit. Masculine variations are not common, but names such as Eli and Eliseo can have the same meaning.

Name Variations

As it is a biblical name, Elizabeth has an equivalent in many different languages:

Isabella (Italian)
Isobel (Scottish)
Isabel (Spanish)
Elisabeta (Romanian)
Elisabete (Portuguese)
Élisabeth (French)
Eliisabet (Estonian)
Elikapeka (Hawaiian)

Similar Names

Elsbeth
Bethany
Isabelle
Lisa
Elisa

Common Nicknames

Elizabeth allows for many nicknames that can suggest a variety of personalities:

Bess
Bette
Betty
Betsey
Bessie
Betta
Eli
Ellie
Elsabet
Elise
Eliza
Elsa
Babette
Bettina
Lisbeth
Liz
Lizzie
Liza

Suggested Sibling Names

Other girl names from the Bible and from English royal tradition:

Miriam
Sarah
Hannah
Abigail
Leah
Rebecca
Mary
Martha
Victoria
Margaret
Catherine
Eleanor
Anne

Famous People Named Elizabeth

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth Taylor, actress
Elizabeth Hurley, actress
Betty White, actress
Elizabeth Arden, makeup brand icon
Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross, maker of the first American flag
Betty Wright, R&B singer
Betty Friedan, feminist writer
Betty Carter, Jazz singer
Elizabeth Warren, politician
Bette Midler, singer and actress

Fictional Elizabeths

Elizabeth Bennett, fictional character from Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth “Beth” March, fictional character from Little Women
Betty Rubble, fictional character from The Flintstones
Elizabeth «Betty» Cooper, fictional character from Archie comics

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Defenition of the word elizabeth
- Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (1533-1603)
- 1926-
- Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign w
- daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
- Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)

Synonyms for the word elizabeth

- Elizabeth
- Elizabeth I
- Elizabeth II

Meronymys for the word elizabeth

- House of Tudor
- House of Windsor
- Tudor
- Windsor

Hypernyms for the word elizabeth

- female monarch
- name
- queen
- Queen of England
- queen regnant

See other words

- What is elaine
- The definition of elaina
- The interpretation of the word eileen
- What is meant by eftychia
- The lexical meaning effie
- The dictionary meaning of the word edythe
- The grammatical meaning of the word edwina
- Meaning of the word edna
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word edlyn
- The origin of the word ella
- Synonym for the word ellen
- Antonyms for the word elliana
- Homonyms for the word ellie
- Hyponyms for the word ellinor
- Holonyms for the word eloise
- Hypernyms for the word elsa
- Proverbs and sayings for the word elsie
- Translation of the word in other languages elspeth

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