Given name
Ealasaid
“one who is devoted to God”
Ealasaid is used as a given name. One interpretation is “one who is devoted to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “one who is devoted to God.”
Where it comes from
Ealasaid is a form 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.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Ealasaid is a form 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.”
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The story
Ealasaid is a form 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.
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Ealasaid’s family of names
Ealasaid shares a linguistic root with Elizabeth. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Ealasaid has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Isabel. Ealasaid is a form of Elizabeth.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ealasaid has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
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.
Similar names
If you love Ealasaid, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“my God is bountiful”
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“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Oleisa
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Yelizavetam
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Erzsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Els
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
1% boys · 99% girls