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What does Elisabeth mean?
Elisabeth ▼ as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Elisabeth is "God is my oath". Biblical: the spelling of Elizabeth used in the New Testament, from Elisheva. The name of the mother of John the Baptist. It comes from the same root as Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron. The name may have been influenced by Hebrew shabbâth "Sabbath".
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
Variations
VARIANTS Bep, Elisa▲, Elisabet, Elise▲, Elisebeth, Els, Elsa▼, Elsbeth, Ilsa, Ilse, Liesbeth, Lilli, Lis, Lisa▼, Lisabel, Lise, Lisel, Liset, Liseth, Lisolette
SEE ALSO Marlise
RELATED FORMS VIA ELIZABETH Elisabeta, Elisabete, Elisabethe, Elisabetta, Elisah, Elisavet, Eliszabeth, Elixyveth, Elizabet, Elizabett, Elizabette, Elizabith, Elizaveta, Elizbeth, Elizebeth▼, Elsabeth, Elspeth, Elzabeth, Lisabeth, Lisbeth▼, Lizabeth, Ylisabet, Ylisabette
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elisabeth Jaslyn (E.J.), ..
How popular is Elisabeth?
Elisabeth is a very popular first name for women (#558 out of 4276, Top 13%) but a unique surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Elisabeth reached its apex rank of #286 in the U.S. in 2001, and is at #789 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Elisabeth (#789 IN 2018) are Elisa (#457), Elise (#176), Elizabet, Elizabeth (#13), Elizbeth, Elizebeth, Elsa (#888), Ilse, Lilli, Lisa (#891), Lisabeth, Lisbeth, Lise, Liset and Lizabeth. Usage of these forms of Elisabeth reached its most widespread 6 decades ago (MEDIAN #1210) and is now significantly lower (#1450, ▼81%). Elizabeth has been the most prominent, although Elise seems to be gaining favor too, while versions like Elisabeth are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alixyveth, Annabeth, Clarabeth, Corabeth, Ebeth, Eliane, Elikapeka (see Elizabeth), Elisee, Elish, Elisse, Elixyvetha (see Elixyvett), Elixyvett, Elizabiff, Elizah, Ellspet (see Elizabeth), Elsbet, Elspet, Erzsebet, Esabeau, Lilibeth, Lilybeth, Lisabet, Lizbeth▼, Lysbeth, Sarabeth and Yelisabeta. These names tend to be less commonly used than Elisabeth.
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