Given name
Eilís
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
Eilís is a form 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
Eilís is a form 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
Eilís 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.
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How it developed
In Irish usage, Eilís developed from Élise. Eilís 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.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Eilís 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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Eilís’s family of names
Eilís shares a linguistic root with Elizabeth. In Irish usage, Eilís has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 伊麗莎白. Eilís is a form of Elizabeth.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eilís has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Eilís, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Els
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
1% boys · 99% girls
Erzsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Oleisa
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Hemy
“he who supplants”
20% boys · 80% girls
Helsah
“my God is bountiful”
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Ealasaid
“one who is devoted to God”
>99% girls
Yelisabeth
“my God is bountiful”
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Lemyuel
“devoted to God” · “one who belongs to God”
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