Given name · Greek
Ελισάβετ
Ελισάβετ (Elisávet) is a feminine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Elizabeth.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ελισάβετ comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).
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Ελισάβετ’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ελισάβετ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elizabeth. In Greek usage, Ελισάβετ has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Isabel. In Greek usage, Ελισάβετ has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Elisabetta.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ελισάβετ has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ελισάβετ
- Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmarkmiddle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1904–1955)
- Elisavet MystakidouTaekwondo practitionerborn 1977
- Elisavet TeltsidouGreek judokaborn 1995
- Elisavet PesiridouGreek female hurdlerborn 1992
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