Given name · also Latin
Elizabeþ
“my God is an oath”
Elizabeþ is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old English.
Original LatinElisabeth
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elizabeþ goes back to Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva), meaning “my God is an oath.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Elizabeþ comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old English usage, Elizabeþ developed from אלישבע. In Old English usage, Elizabeþ developed from Ἐλισάβετ.
Elizabeþ’s family of names
In Old English usage, Elizabeþ developed from אלישבע. In Old English usage, Elizabeþ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elizabeth. In Old English usage, Elizabeþ was borrowed from the Latin form Elisabeth.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Elizabeþ has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Elizabeþ comes from · 1 name
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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