Elizabeth (given name)


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

Occurrence in the Bible

"Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife, 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

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.
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. In 2022, it was the 25th most popular name given to girls in Canada. 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

  • Elisabeta, Elisa, Liza, Izabela
  • أليصابات, أليشابع, إِلِيزَابِيث
  • Ilisapesi
  • Irihāpeti, Elisapeta
  • ელისაბედ
  • Aelswith, Aelswithia, Elesabeth, Elizabeth, Elyzabeth
  • Ⲉⲗⲉⲥⲁⲃⲏⲕ
  • Alžběta, Eliška
  • Alžbeta
  • Ealasaid
  • Ealisaid
  • Eibhlís, Eilís, Éilis, Isibéal
  • Elesbed
  • Elizabete, Isabel, Elisabete
  • Eliisabet, Eliise
  • Elikapeka
  • Elisa
  • Elizabeti
  • Elizabeth, Elisabet, Elisabeth
  • Elisabet
  • Elísabet
  • Elisabeta
  • Élisabeth, Élizabeth
  • Elisabeth
  • Elizabeto
  • Elisabetta
  • Ελισάβετ, Ζαμπέτα
  • Eлисавета
  • Альжбета
  • אֱלִישֶׁבַע
  • Elixabete
  • Elizabeta
  • Elizabete
  • 엘리자베스
  • Elsebeth
  • Elsbeth
  • Elspeth
  • Êlizabét
  • Елизабета, Јелисавета
  • Елизaвета, Элизабет
  • Єлизавета, Елізабет
  • Elžbieta, Elzbute
  • Elżbieta, Izabela
  • エリザベス
  • Erzsébet
  • Isabella
  • Isabelle
  • Isabel
  • Եղիսաբեթ, Ելսաբեթ
  • p=Yī lì shā bái
  • p=Yīlìshābái
  • এলিজাবেথ
  • એલિઝાબેથ
  • एलिज़ाबेथ
  • ಎಲಿಜಬೆತ್
  • एलिझाबेथ
  • Элизабет
  • एलिजाबेथ
  • الیزابت
  • ਇਲੀਸਬਤ
  • எலிசபெத்
  • ఎలిజబెత్
  • เอลิซาเบธ
  • الزبتھ
  • עליזאַבעטה

Diminutives

  • Chabela, Isabelita, Ybel, Ysabel, Yzabel, Yzabela
  • Erzsi
  • Isabeau
  • Isabel
  • Isabela
  • Isabell
  • Isabella
  • Isabelle
  • Isave
  • Isbal, Ysbal
  • Isbel, Isebella, Izabelle, Lisabeth, Lizabeth, Sabella, Sissy
  • Iseabail
  • Ishbel, Isobel
  • Isibéal, Sibéal
  • Izabel
  • Izabela
  • Izabella
  • Lettie
  • Liesbeth, Lijsbeth
  • Lisabella
  • Lisbet
  • Lisbeth
  • Lizbeth
  • Sabela
  • Špela
  • Zabel
  • Λίζα, Βέτα
  • Јелисавка, Савета, Савка
  • Лизa
  • Ліза
  • Лісавета
  • ლიზა, ლიზი, ლიზიკო

First half

  • Ailsa
  • Aley, Aleyamma, Aleykutty
  • Alzira, Elisete, Lilianna
  • Ealee, Ealish
  • Eilís, Éilis
  • Ela, Elunia, Elzira, Elżunia
  • Elbie
  • Elise, Ella, Ellisif
  • El, Elly
  • Eli
  • Eli, Eliamma, Elseena
  • Eliisa
  • Elis, Elschen
  • Elisa
  • Élise, Elysée, Liset, Lisette, Lizette, Lysa
  • Eliška, Líza and
  • Elissa
  • Eliza
  • Elka
  • Ellee, Elsie, Elyse, Leesa, Lizzy, Liz, Lysette
  • Elli
  • Ellie
  • Els, Liesje, Liselot
  • Elsa
  • Else
  • Elts, Liis, Liisbet, Liisu
  • Elzė
  • Erzsi, Lilike, Zsóka
  • Ilsa, Liesa, Lieschen, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lilli, Lys
  • Ilse
  • Isa
  • Issa, Iza, Liseta, Yza
  • Izzie
  • Izzy
  • Lela
  • Lies
  • Lieselotte
  • Liisa, Liisi, Liis
  • Lila
  • Lili
  • Liliana, Liliani
  • Lis
  • Lisa
  • Lisanne
  • Lise
  • Liselotte
  • Lisen
  • Liz, Liza
  • Lizina
  • Lizzie, Lizzy

Middle

  • Babette
  • Ibbie, Ibby, Issy, Issie, Libby, Libbie, Liddy, Liddie
  • Liba
  • Isa

Second half

  • Beileag
  • Bel
  • Belita
  • Bella
  • Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betsey, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Birdie, Bitsy, Buffy, Zabeth
  • Běta, Bětka, Bětuška
  • Bethan, Betsan
  • Betka
  • Betta
  • Betti
  • Bettina
  • Etti, Etty, Essie, Ettie

People with the given name

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Other aristocrats

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