Given name
Erzsi
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
Erzsi 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
Erzsi 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.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erzsi 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
In Hungarian usage, Erzsi is a diminutive of Erzsébet. Erzsi 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.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Erzsi 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.
Explained through its name family
Erzsi’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Erzsi is a diminutive of Erzsébet. Erzsi has a related form in Elizabeth.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Erzsi
- Erzsi KovácsHungarian singer (1928–2014)
- Erzsi SimorHungarian actress (1911–1977)
- Erzsi PártosHungarian actress (1907–2000)
- Erzsi PásztorHungarian actressborn 1936
- Erzsi GalambosHungarian actress (1931–2023)
- Erzsi OrsolyaHungarian actress (1901–1984)
- Erzsi MáthéHungarian actress (1927–2023)
- Erzsi SomogyiHungarian actress (1906–1973)1904–1973
- Erzsi PaálHungarian actress (1912–1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Erzsi, 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
Hemy
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20% boys · 80% girls
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“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
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“my God is bountiful”
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Helsah
“my God is bountiful”
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Oleisa
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Ealasaid
“one who is devoted to God”
>99% girls
Lemyuel
“devoted to God” · “one who belongs to God”
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