Elizabeth (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Elizabeth

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imagesize=200px
caption=Queen Elizabeth I of England is a famous Elizabeth.
pronunciation=IPA|iːlɪzæbɛθ
gender = Female
meaning = "My God is an oath"
"My God is abundance"
region = Worldwide
origin = Hebrew via Greek
related names =
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Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Elisabet (Greek: Ελισαβετ), which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva (Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע), meaning "God is my oath" or "God is my abundance."

The name appears in the Old Testament as the wife of Aaron and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens.

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 has been among the top 50 names given to girls born in England and Wales as well as in Canada and in Australia in the past 10 years and has been in the top 100 most popular names given to baby girls born in Scotland and Ireland in the past 10 years. It was the 81st most popular name given to baby girls born in Chile in 2006. 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 in Belarus.

Name Variants

Alternate forms include:
*Ailsa (Danish)
*Alžběta (Czech)
*Alzira (Portuguese)
*Babette (French)
*Beileag (Scottish)
*Belita (Spanish)
*Bella (Italian)
*Bess (English)
*Bessie (English)
*Běta (Czech)
*Beth (English)
*Bethan (Welsh)
*Betsy (English)
*Bětka (Czech)
*Betta (Italian)
*Bette (English)
*Betti (German)
*Bettie (English)
*Bettina (German), (Italian)
*Betty (English)
*Bettye (English)
*Bětuška (Czech)
*Boski (Hungarian)
*Božena (Czech)
*Bözsi (Hungarian)
*Buffy (English)
*Chabica (Spanish)
*Chavelle (Spanish)
*Chela (Spanish)
*Ealasaid (Scottish Gaelic)
*Ealisaid (Manx)
*Ealee (Manx)
*Ealish (Manx)
*Eilís (Irish Gaelic)
*Eilish (Irish)
*Ela (Polish)
*Eliisa (Finnish)
*Eliisabet (Estonian)
*Elikapeka (Hawaiian)
*Elis (German)
*Elisa (Portuguese), (Finnish), (Italian), (Spanish)
*Elisabet (Danish), (German), (Swedish)
*Elisabeta (Romanian)
*Elisabete (Portuguese)
*Élisabeth (French)
*Elisabeth (Danish), (Dutch), (German), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
*Elisabetta (Italian)
*Elisavet (Greek)
*Elisaveta (Russian)
*Élise (French)
*Elise (Norwegian)
*Elisete (Portuguese)
*Elisaveta (Bulgarian)
*Elisheba (Hebrew)
*Elisheva (Hebrew)
*Eliška (Czech)
*Eliso (Georgian)
*Elissa (English)
*Elixabete (Basque)
*Eliza (English), (Polish)
*Elizabeta (Slovenian)
*Elizabete (Basque), (Latvian)
*Elizaveta (Polish)
*Elka (Polish)
*Elli (Finnish), (German)
*Ellisif (Norwegian)
*Els (Dutch)
*Elsa (Dutch), (Portuguese), (Finnish), (German), (Swedish)
*Elsavetta (Russian)
*Elsbeth (German), (Scottish), (Swiss German)
*Elschen (German)
*Else (Danish), (German), (Norwegian)
*Elsie (English)
*Elspeth (Scottish)
*Elts (Estonian)
*Elyse (English)
*Elyzabeth (English)
*Elzbieta (Lithuanian)
*Elżbieta (Polish)
*Elzbute (Lithuanian)
*Elzira (Portuguese)
*Elzunia (Polish)
*Erzsébet (Hungarian)
*Erzsi (Hungarian)
*Etti (Estonian)
*Etty (Estonian)
*Ibbie (English)
*Ilsa (German)
*Ilse (Dutch), (German)
*Isa (Spanish), (Portuguese)
*Isabeau (French)
*Isabel (English), (French), (German), (Portuguese), (Spanish)
*Isabela (Spanish)
*Isabelita (Spanish)
*Isabell (English), (German)
*Isabella (Dutch), (English), (Italian), (Spanish), (Swedish)
*Isabelle (English), (French), (German)
*Isbal (Manx)
*Isbel (English)
*Iseabail (Scottish)
*Isebella (English)
*Ishbel (Scottish)
*Isibéal (Irish)
*Isidora (Portuguese)
*Isobel (Scottish)
*Issa (Spanish)
*Iza (Spanish)
*Izabel (Portuguese (Archaic)), (Spanish)
*Izabela (Czech), (Polish)
*Izabella (Hungarian), (Polish)
*Izabelle (English)
*Izzy (English)
*Leesa (English)
*Libby (English)
*Lies (Dutch), (German)
*Liesa (German)
*Liesbeth (Dutch)
*Lieschen (German)
*Liese (German)
*Liesel (German)
*Lieselotte (German)
*Liesje (Dutch)
*Liesl (German)
*Liisa (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Liisi (Estonian), (Finnish)
*Liisu (Estonian)
*Lijsbeth (Dutch)
*Lili (German)
*Lília (Portuguese)
*Liliana (Portuguese)
*Lilibeth (English)
*Lilo (German)
*Lis (Danish), (English), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
*Lisa (Danish), (English), (Italian), (Norwegian), (Swedish), (Portuguese)
*Lisanne (Dutch), (English)
*Lisaveta (Ukrainian)
*Lisbet (Danish), (Norwegian), (Swedish)
*Lisbeth (German)
*Lise (French), (Norwegian)
*Liselot (Dutch)
*Liselotte (Danish), (German)
*Liseta (Spanish)
*Lisette (French)
*Liz (English)
*Liza (English), (Russian)
*Lizbeth (English)
*Lizette (French)
*Lizina (Latvian)
*Lizzie (English)
*Lizzy (English)
*Lusa (Finnish)
*Lys (German)
*Lysanne (German)
*Lysette (English)
*Orzsebet (Hungarian)
*Sabela (Galician)
*Sabella (English)
*Sibéal (Irish)
*Špela (Slovenian)
*Tetty (English)
*Yeghisapet (Armenian)
*Yelizaveta (Russian)
*Yelysaveta (Ukrainian)
*Ysabel (Spanish)
*Ysbal (Manx)
*Yza (Spanish)
*Yzabel (Spanish)
*Yzabela (Spanish).
*Zabel (Armenian)
*Zsóka (Hungarian) [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/elizabeth Behind the Name] ]

Nicknames for Elizabeth

Derived from Elizabeth are many short forms and nicknames used in English-speaking countries including:

*Babeth *Babette *Batty *Bee *Bess *Bessie *Bet *Beth *Bethanne *Bethey *Betsy *Betta

*Bette *Bettina *Betty *Bezzy *Bitty *Biz *Buffy *Ela *Elbinard *Eli *Elisa

*Elise *Eliza *Eliza-Beth *Ella *Elle *Ellie *Ellie-B *Els *Elsa *Elsie *Elsinue

*Elizabeta [Albanian] *Elspeth *Ely *Ilsa *Isabel *Iz *Izabel *Izzie *Izzy *Leeza *Lib *Libby

*Lidabet *Lies *Liesel *Lili *Lilibet *Lilibeth *Lible *Lilie *Lilla *Lillah *Lilli

*Lillibet *Lillibeth *Lillie *Lilly *Lily *Lisa *Lisbet *Lisbeth *Lisette *Lissy *Liz

*Liza *Lizbet *Lizabeth *Lizbee *Lizine *Lizz *Lizzette *Lizzie *Lizzy *Tetty *Tibby

*Wiz *Yizzy *Zabe *Zabs

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