Given name
Elizabetta
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
Elizabetta is a variant 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
Elizabetta is a variant 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.
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Where it comes from
Elizabetta is a variant 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
Elizabetta is a variant 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
Elizabetta is a variant 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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Elizabetta’s family of names
Elizabetta has a related form in Elizabeth.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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Yelisaveta
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
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Elizavet
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Yelizavetam
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Yelisabeth
“my God is bountiful”
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Zareata
“princess”
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Erzsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Els
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
1% boys · 99% girls
Elizabet
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls