Given name
Bep
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
In Dutch use, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Dutch use, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Dutch use, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the usual English spelling of Elisabeth. The related biblical forms connect it with the Hebrew name Elisheba, borne by Aaron’s wife.
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How it developed
In Dutch usage, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. In Dutch use, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. The shared background comes through Elizabeth: English generally uses Elizabeth with a z, where many European languages retain Elisabeth with an s. Elisabeth is connected with Elisheba; its final element may have been reshaped through association with Hebrew shabbath, “sabbath.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
In Dutch use, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth. The history of Elizabeth gives this family its wider story. The New Testament Elisabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. English royal associations include Elizabeth I and, in the twentieth century, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her daughter Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s familiar forms developed along several paths, including Eliza, Beth, Bess, Betty, Libby and Lizzie.
Explained through its name family
Bep’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Bep is a diminutive of Elizabeth.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bep
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Bep, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hagep
“he who supplants”
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Betuška
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
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Els
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
1% boys · 99% girls
Lies
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
21% boys · 79% girls
Hagup
“he who supplants”
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Hagyp
“he who supplants”
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Hagip
“he who supplants”
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Erzsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls