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Elizabeth

  • /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

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From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

proper noun Elizabeths · Elisabeth

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century. Most happy letters! framed by skilful trade, / With which that happy name was first designed, - - - / Ye three Elizabeths! for ever live, / That three such graces did unto me give.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a matronymic.
  3. countable, uncountable A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Colorado; named for a family member of John Evans, 2nd Governor of the Territory of Colorado.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Georgia senator Joseph E. Brown.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in Illinois; said to be named for three early settlers all named Elizabeth.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Indiana; named for Elizabeth Lemmon Zenor, daughter-in-law of early landowner Jacob Zenor.
  9. countable, uncountable A village in Allen Parish, Louisiana.
  10. countable, uncountable A city in Minnesota; named for early settler Elizabeth Niggler.
  11. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Union County, New Jersey; named for Elizabeth de Carteret, wife of George Carteret, one of two original Lords Proprietor of the Colony New Jersey.
  12. countable, uncountable A borough in Pennsylvania; named for early settler Elizabeth Mackay Bayard.
  13. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Wirt County, West Virginia; named for early settler Elizabeth Woodyard Beauchamp.
  14. countable, uncountable A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
  15. countable, uncountable A barangay of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, named after Elizabeth Marcos.
  16. countable, uncountable A barangay of the municipality of Leyte, province of Leyte, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: elizabeth i, elizabeth ii, mary, elise, sophie, isabel, liz, elisabeth, uncle, mrs, hebron, lady, pak, bee, miss, elisabetta

Translations

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name female given name

EspañolIsabel
한국어엘리자베스 Ellijabeseu
日本語エリザベス Erizabesu
中文伊麗莎白 /伊丽莎白 Yīlìshābái
हिन्दीएलिजाबेथ elijābeth, इसाबेला isābelā
PortuguêsElisabete, Isabel
FrançaisÉlisabeth, Isabelle, Élise, Lise, Lisa, Élisa
DeutschElisabeth
ItalianoElisabetta
ΕλληνικάΕλισάβετ Elisávet, Ισαβέλλα Isavélla
RomânăElisabeta
РусскийЕлизаве́та Jelizavéta, Эли́забет Elízabet
العربيةإِلِيزَابِيث ʔilīzābīṯ, إِلِيصَابَات ʔilīṣābāt
עבריתאלישבע \ אֱלִישֶׁבַע elishéva

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@misc{elizabeth_2026,
  title = {Elizabeth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elizabeth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}