Elizabeth

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a matronymic.
3. (countable, uncountable) A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II.
4. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
5. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
6. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
7. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
8. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
9. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
10. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
11. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
12. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
13. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States.
14. (countable, uncountable) Places in the Philippines:
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Synonyms

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

Elisabet

Translations

Élisabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elisabetta

Elisabeth

Ελισάβετ

Elizabeth

Isabel

Elizabeth

Isabel

Elisabet

Isabelle

Elisabete

Lisa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Elizabeth

In summary

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. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

Sentences

It was said to have been made in the honour of Queen Elizabeth I .

Elizabeth tells the angry crowd to let Abigail live .

She was christened Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie .

De Villiers and his wife Christina Maria Elizabeth de Vos had three sons .