Elizabeth - name meaning, origin
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The girl's name Elizabeth \e-lizabe-th , el (i)-za-beth \ is pronounced ee-LIZ-a-beth . It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God 's promise ; God is my oath ". Biblical : the mother of John the Baptist. Popular name since the 16th -century reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England . Actresses Elizabeth Ashley, Elizabeth Hurley, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elisabeth Shue, Elizabeth Taylor; politician Elizabeth Dole; suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Elizabeth has 152 variant forms: Alixyveth , Babette , Belita , Bell , Bella , Belle , Bess , Bessie , Bessy , Bet , Beta , Beth , Bethie , Betina , Betsey , Betsie , Betsy , Bett , Betta , Bette , Betti , Bettina , Bettine , Betty , Bettye , Bit , Bizzy , Buffy , Eilis , Eilish , Eleisa , Eliesse , Elisa , Elisabet , Elisabeth , Elisabethe , Elisabetta , Elisah , Elise , Elissa , Eliszabeth , Elixyveth , Eliz , Eliza , Elizabet , Elizabeth , Elizabett , Elizabette , Elizabiff , Elizabith , Elize , Elizebeth , Elle , Ellissa , Elliza , Ellsa , Ellse , Ellsee , Ellsey , Ellsi , Ellspet , Ellyse , Ellyssa , Ellyza , Elsa , Elsabeth , Else , Elsee , Elsie , Elspet , Elspeth , Elsy , Elyse , Elyssa , Elyza , Elyzza , Elzabeth , Elzbieta , Esabeau , Helsa , Ilsa , Ilse , Isabel , Isabella , Isabelle , Isobel , Leasa , Leesa , Leeza , Leisa , Leizel , Lib , Libbey , Libbi , Libbie , Libby , Libbye , Liese , Liesel , Lilibet , Lilibeth , Lisa , Lisabeth , Lisbet , Lisbeth , Lisbett , Lisbetta , Lisbette , Lise , Lisette , Lisel , Lisl , Lissa , Lissette , Lissi , Lissie , Lissy , Liz , Liza , Lizabeth , Lizbet , Lizbeth , Lizbett , Lizeth , Lizette , Lizveth , Lizy , Lizz , Lizzi , Lizzie , Lizzy , Lusa , Lysa , Lysbet , Lysbeth , Lysbette , Lyse , Lyssa , Lyssi , Lyssie , Lyza , Lyzbet , Lyzbeth , Lyzbette , Lyzette , Tetty , Veta , Ylisabet , Ylisabette , Ysabel , Ysabella and Yzabelle .
For more information, see also related names Ailsa , Elixyvett , Lezith , Liesl , Lizena , Oleisa , Orszebet , Yelisabeta , Zizi and ZsaZsa .
Baby names that sound like Elizabeth are Elsbeth and Yelizabet .
Elizabeth is a very common first name for women (#5 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#57441 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
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