Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the
Septuagint
The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond t ...
.
Occurrence in the Bible
"Elizabeth" appears in the
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;["Tanach"](_blank)
'' Aaron
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...
's wife ("
Elisheva" in the
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;["Tanach"](_blank)
'' New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chris ...
as the name of the
wife of the priest
Zechariah
Zechariah most often refers to:
* Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), author of the Book of Zechariah
* Zechariah (New Testament figure), father of John the Baptist
Zechariah or its many variant forms and spellings may also refer to:
People
*Zechariah ...
and mother of
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
. It has also been the name of several saints and queens.
Statistics
The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. 'Elizabeth' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972.
In the early 21st century, 'Elizabeth' has been among the top 50 names given to girls in the past 10 years born in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, as well
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
and
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
, and has been in the top 100 most popular names given to baby girls born in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
and
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
. 'Elizaveta' (), a Russian form of the name, has been in the top 10 names given to baby girls born in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
Russia
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in the past 10 years. The name is also popular in
Ukraine
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and
Belarus
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.
Name variants
Full name
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Tongan)
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Māori
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Shesan)
* Aelswith, Aelswithia, Elesabeth, Elyzabeth (
English
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Coptic)
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* (
Slovak)
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)
* (
Manx)
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Breton)
* (
Portuguese)
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* Estonian language
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See also
*
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)
* (
Hawaiian)
* (
Turkish)
*Elizabeti (Swahili)
* Elisabet (
Catalan
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Catalonia
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Places
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**Ge ...
), (
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Icelandic)
* (
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)
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)
* Elisabeth (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
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Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
), (
Danish), (
Dutch), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
), (
Norwegian), (
Swedish)
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)
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Italian)
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Greek)
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Bulgarian)
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Belarusian)
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)
* (
Basque)
* Elizabeta (
Albanian), (
Croatian), (
Bosnian), (
Slovene)
* Elizabete (
Basque), (
Latvian)
* () (
Korean)
* (
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)
* (
Danish)
* Elsbeth (
Dutch), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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**Ge ...
), (
Scots), (
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)
* (
Scots)
* (
Vietnamese)
* (), (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
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* Serbian language
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See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
), (
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
)
* ( (or ), , (
Russian)
* ( (or ), (
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
)
* (
Lithuanian)
* (
Polish)
* () (
Japanese)
* (
Hungarian)
* Isabella (
Italian), (
Dutch)
* Isabelle (
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
), (
Dutch)
* Isabel (
Spanish), (
Dutch)
* (), () (
Armenian)
* (
Chinese Simplified
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)
* (
Chinese Traditional)
* () (
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)
* () (
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
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* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
)
* () (
Hindi
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)
* () (
Kannada
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)
* () (
Marathi)
* () (
Mongolian)
* () (
Nepali
Nepali or Nepalese may refer to :
Concerning Nepal
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)
* (
Persian)
* () (
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
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Punjabi may also refer to:
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)
* () (
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
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* Tamil language, na ...
)
* () (
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
)
* () (
Thai)
* (
)
* () (
Yiddish
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)
Diminutives
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Spanish)
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Hungarian)
* (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
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)
* Isabel (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
), (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
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English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Norwegian), (
Portuguese), (
Spanish), (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
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)
* Isabela (
Spanish), (
Portuguese)
* Isabell (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
), (
Norwegian)
* Isabella (
Dutch), (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Italian), (
Norwegian), (
Polish), (
Spanish), (
Swedish)
* Isabelle (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
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), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
)
* (
Vietnamese)
* (
Manx)
* Isbel, Isebella, Izabelle,
Lisabeth,
Lizabeth, Sabella, Sissy (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
)
* (
Scottish Gaelic
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)
* (
Scots)
* (
Irish)
* Izabel (
Portuguese (archaic)), (
Spanish), (
Polish)
* Izabela (
Czech), (
Polish)
* Izabella (
Hungarian), (
Polish)
*Lettie (Greek), (Latin)
* (
Dutch)
* (
Italian)
* (
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
)
* Lisbet (
Danish), (
Norwegian), (
Swedish)
* Lisbeth (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
), (
Norwegian), (
Danish)
* (
Spanish, chiefly Latin American)
* (
Galician)
* (
Slovene)
* (
Armenian)
* () (
Greek)
* () (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
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* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
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* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
)
* () (
Russian), (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
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* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
)
* () (
Georgian)
First half
* (
Danish)
* (
Malayalam
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* (
Portuguese)
* (
Manx)
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Irish language
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)
* (
Polish)
* (
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)
* (
Norwegian)
* Elly (English), (Dutch)
* Eli (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
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Places
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), (
English
English usually refers to:
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* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
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), (
Spanish)
* (
Malayalam
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)
* (
Finnish)
* (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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)
* Elisa (
Finnish), (
Italian), (
Norwegian), (
Spanish), (
Portuguese)
* (
French
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)
* Eliška (
Czech) and (
Slovak)
* (Bulgarian)
* (
Georgian)
* Elissa (
English
English usually refers to:
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English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
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), (
Norwegian)
* Eliza (
Albanian), (
English
English usually refers to:
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* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
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), (
Polish)
* Elka (
Albanian), (
Polish)
* Ellee, Elsie, Elyse, Leesa, Lizzy, Liz, Lysette (
English
English usually refers to:
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English may also refer to:
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)
* Elli (
Finnish), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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**Germania (historical use)
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)
* Ellie (Origin unknown)
* (
Dutch)
* Elsa (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
), (
Dutch), (
Finnish), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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**Germania (historical use)
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
), (
Italian), (
Norwegian), (
Portuguese), (
Spanish), (
Swedish)
* Else (
Danish), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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**Germania (historical use)
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), (
Norwegian)
* (
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
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* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also
*
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)
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Hebrew
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)
* Elzė (
Lithuanian)
* (
Hungarian)
* (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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)
* Ilse (
Dutch), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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)
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Spanish), (
Portuguese)
* (
Spanish)
* Izzie (
English
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* Izzy (
English
English usually refers to:
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English may also refer to:
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), (
Norwegian)
* (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
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See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
)
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Dutch), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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)
* Lieselotte (
German
German(s) may refer to:
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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), (
Swedish)
* Liisa, Liisi, (
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also
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...
), (
Finnish)
* Lila (mostly for kids) (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
), (
Polish)
* Lili (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
), (
Polish)
* (
Indonesian)
*
Lis (
Danish), (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Norwegian), (
Swedish)
* Lisa (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
), (
Danish), (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
), (
Italian), (
Norwegian), (
Swedish), (
Portuguese), (
Spanish), (
Polish), (
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
)
* Lisanne (
Dutch), (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Norwegian)
* Lise (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
), (
Norwegian)
* Liselotte (
Danish), (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
), (
Norwegian)
* (
Swedish)
* Liza (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Polish), (
Russian), (
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
)
* (
Latvian)
* Lizzie (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
), (
Norwegian)
Middle
* (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
)
* Ibbie, Issy, Libby, Liddy (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
)
* (archaic, rural areas) (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
)
* (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
)
Second half
* (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
)
* (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
)
* (
Spanish)
* (
Italian)
* Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betsey, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Bitsy, Buffy, Zabeth (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
)
* (
Czech)
* (
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
)
* (
Slovak)
* (
Italian)
* (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
)
* Bettina (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
), (
Italian)
* (
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also
*
...
)
People with the given name
Empresses regnant
*
Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth Petrovna (russian: Елизаве́та (Елисаве́та) Петро́вна) (), also known as Yelisaveta or Elizaveta, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1762. She remains one of the most popular Russian ...
(1709–1762)
Empresses consort
*
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1691 – 21 December 1750) was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emp ...
(1691–1750), consort of Emperor Charles VI
*
Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) (1779–1826), wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia
*
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), wife of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, also known as Empress Elisabeth or "Sisi"
*
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was th ...
(1900–2002), wife of the King-Emperor George VI of the United Kingdom
*
Empress Wanrong (1906–1946), last Empress of China, also known as Elizabeth, the English name her tutor gave her
Queens regnant
*
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
Eli ...
(1533–1603), queen of England and Ireland
*
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states durin ...
(1926–2022), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...
,
The Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the a ...
,
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pet ...
,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
,
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...
,
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northea ...
,
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Se ...
,
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wa ...
,
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two majo ...
, and
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Queens consort
*
Elisabeth of Swabia
Elisabeth of Swabia (renamed Beatrice; March/May 1205 – 5 November 1235), was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen who became Queen of Castile and Leon by marriage to Ferdinand III.
Born in Nürnberg, Elisabeth was the fourth daughter of Phili ...
(1203–1235), also known as Beatrice of Swabia, queen consort of Castile and León
*
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (), queen consort of Germany, Jerusalem and Sicily
*
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1230–1266), queen consort of Germany
*
Elizabeth the Cuman (1239/1240–1290), queen consort and regent of Hungary
*
Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255–1313), queen consort of Serbia
*
Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary (1261–1303), queen consort of Hungary
*
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (), queen consort of Germany
*
Elizabeth of Aragon (1271–1336), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Portugal, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
*
Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (1286–1335), queen consort of Bohemia and Poland
*
Elizabeth de Burgh
Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (; ; c. 1289 – 27 October 1327) was the second wife and the only queen consort of King Robert the Bruce. Elizabeth was born sometime around 1289, probably in what is now County Down or County Antrim in Ulster, t ...
(1289–1327), queen consort of Scotland
*
Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330), queen consort of Bohemia
*
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Sicily
Elizabeth of Carinthia (1298–1352) was Queen of Sicily by marriage to Peter II of Sicily. She was the regent of Sicily during the minority of her son Louis, King of Sicily from 1348 until her death in 1352.
The daughter of the Otto, the penu ...
(1298–1352), queen consort and regent of Sicily
*
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (c. 1300 – before 1340) was the regent of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg during the minority of her son from 1321 until 1330. She was by two consecutive marriages, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg and queen of Denmark by mar ...
(), junior queen consort of Denmark, wife of Eric Christoffersen
*
Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary
Elizabeth of Poland ( hu, Erzsébet, pl, Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I.
Life Early life
She was a memb ...
(1305–1380), queen consort of Hungary, regent of Poland
*
Elizabeth of Bosnia (), queen of Hungary and Poland
*
Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393), queen consort and queen dowager of the Romans, Bohemia, Italy and Burgundy
*
Elisabeth of Nuremberg (1358–1411), queen consort of the Romans
*
Isabeau of Bavaria (), also known as Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, queen consort of France
*
Elizabeth Granowska
Elizabeth Granowska or Elisabeth Pilecki ( pl, Elżbieta Granowska z Pileckich / Elżbieta z Pilczy; – 12 May 1420 in Kraków) was Queen consort of Poland (1417–1420) as the third wife of Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), Grand Duke of L ...
(), queen consort of Poland
*
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409–1442), queen consort of the Romans, Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia
*
Elisabeth of Habsburg (1436–1505), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Poland
*
Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile;Although spelling of the family name is usually modernised to "Woodville", it was spelt "Wydeville" in contemporary publications by Caxton, but her tomb at St. George's Chapel, Wind ...
(), queen consort of
Edward IV
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in Englan ...
*
Elizabeth of York (1466–1503), queen consort of King Henry VII of England
*
Elizabeth of Austria (1526–1545), queen consort of Poland
*
Elisabeth of Valois (1545-1568), queen consort of Spain
*
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
Elisabeth of Austria (5 July 1554 – 22 January 1592) was Queen of France from 1570 to 1574 as the wife of King Charles IX. A member of the House of Habsburg, she was the daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.
Ea ...
(1554–1592), queen consort of France
*
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596–1662), daughter of James VI and I of Scotland and England, the "Winter Queen" of Bohemia
*
Elisabeth of France (1602–1644)
Elisabeth of France or Isabella of Bourbon (22 November 1602 – 6 October 1644) was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of Spain duri ...
, queen consort of Spain and Portugal
*
Elisabeth Farnese (1692–1766), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Spain
*
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711–1741), queen consort of Sardinia, Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia
*
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715–1797), queen consort and queen dowager of Prussia
*
Kaʻahumanu
Kaahumanu (March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) (''"the feathered mantle"'') was queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, ...
(), also known as Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu, queen consort and queen regent of Hawaiʻi
*
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (13 November 1801 – 14 December 1873) was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William IV.
Biography
Early life
Elisabeth was born in Munich, the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and h ...
(1801–1873), queen consort of Prussia
*
Kīnaʻu (), also known as Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, queen consort, queen regent and dowager queen of Hawaiʻi
*
Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837–1898), queen consort of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia
*
Elisabeth of Wied (1843–1916), queen consort and queen dowager of Romania
*
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium
Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 187623 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the spouse of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother o ...
(1876–1965), wife of King Albert I of Belgium
*
Elisabeth of Romania (1894–1956), queen consort of King George II of Greece
*
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was th ...
(1900–2002), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of the United Kingdom
Princesses
*
Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618–1680), Bohemian princess and philosopher
*
Princess Élisabeth of France (Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène; 1764–1794), sister of Louis XVI of France, also known as Madame Élisabeth
*
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
Princess Elizabeth (22 May 1770 – 10 January 1840) was the seventh child and third daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After marrying the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Frederick VI, she took permanent residence ...
(1770–1840), daughter of George III
*
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918) (1864–1918), Russian grand duchess and Orthodox martyr, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and granddaughter of Queen Victoria
*
Elizabeth Bagration (1880–1915), Georgian royal princess
*
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904–1955), later Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach, the middle daughter of
Prince Nicholas of Greece and
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
*
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, (''Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée''; 8 May 1935 – 19 June 2018) was a member of the Danish royal family. She was the only daughter and eldest child o ...
(born 1935)
*
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (born 1936)
*
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 2001), oldest child and heiress apparent of Philippe, King of the Belgians
Other aristocrats
*
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Elizabeth of Lancaster (bf. 21 February 1363 – 24 November 1426) was the third child of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his first wife Blanche of Lancaster. Elizabeth was made a Lady of the Garter in 1378.
Life
Some sources list her ...
(1363–1426), younger daughter and second surviving child of
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and
Blanche of Lancaster
*
Elisabeth von Matsch
Elisabeth von Matsch (also ''von Mätsch'', ''Mazzo'', ''von Toggenburg'', date of birth unknown; † after 20 June 1442, assumably on 24 November 1446, probably in the Rüti Abbey) was the last countess of the Swiss noble House of Toggenburg from ...
, (1380s—around 1439), last countess of Toggenburg
*
Elizabeth Báthory (1560–1614), niece of the Polish King Stephen Báthory; Hungarian countess and murderer
Saints
*
Elizabeth (1st century BC), the mother of John the Baptist
*
Elisabeth of Schönau
Elisabeth of Schönau (c. 1129 – 18 June 1164) was a German Benedictine visionary. She was an abbess at the Schönau Abbey in the Duchy of Nassau, and reportedly experienced numerous religious visions, for which she became widely sought after b ...
(1129–1164), a German Benedictine visionary
*
Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary
*
Elizabeth of Aragon or Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336), Queen consort of Portugal
*
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), the first canonized "American" saint
*
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918), Eastern Orthodox saint and wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
*
Elizabeth of the Trinity
Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD (french: Élisabeth de la Trinité), born Élisabeth Catez (18 July 1880 – 9 November 1906), was a French Discalced Carmelite, a mystic, and a spiritual writer. She was known for the depth of her spiritual growth ...
(1880–1906), French Carmelite nun
Others
*
Elizabeth Andrews (1882–1960), first woman organiser of the Labour Party in Wales
*
Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq
Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq (1916–2003) was an innovative Canadian Inuk textile artist active from the 1970s to early 2000s. Angnaqquaq's work explores textile creations while experimenting with non-traditional methods. Her style has been described a ...
(1916–2003), Canadian Inuk textile artist
*
Elizabeth Arden (1881–1966), American businesswoman
*
Elizabeth Mary Aslin (1923–1989), English art historian, administrator, author and lecturer
*
Elizabeth Banks (born 1974), American actress
*
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Moulton-Barrett; 6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime.
Born in County Durham, the eldest of 12 children, Elizabet ...
(1806–1861), Victorian era poet
*
Elizabeth Beckley (), British astronomical photographer
*
Élisabeth Bergeron (1851–1936), Canadian Venerable religious servant
* Lady
Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph (1834-1916), English humanitarian, temperance leader; Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria
*
Elizabeth Blackadder
Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, (24 September 1931 – 23 August 2021) was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy.
In 1962 she began tea ...
(1931–2021), Scottish painter and printmaker
*
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910), the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States
*
Elizabeth Baker Bohan (1849–1930), British-born American author, journalist, artist, social reformer
*
Elizabeth Joanna Bosman (1894–1963), South African author, first Afrikaner novelist published in English
*
Elizabeth Bowen Thompson (1812/1813–1869), British missionary who founded of the British Syrian Schools
*
Elizabeth Bruenig
Elizabeth Bruenig (' Stoker; born December 6, 1990) is an American journalist working as an opinion writer for ''The Atlantic''. She previously worked as an opinion writer for ''The New York Times,'' and as an opinion writer and editor for ''The ...
(born 1990), American writer and opinion columnist for ''The New York Times''
*
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement
*
Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806), English poet, classicist, writer, translator, linguist, polymath
*
Elisabeth Cavazza (1849–1926), American author, journalist, music critic
*
Elizabeth Williams Champney (1850–1922), American writer
*
Elizabeth Marney Conner
Elizabeth Marney Conner (, Marney; pen name Paul Veronique; February 26, 1856 – May 1941) was a 19th-century American dramatic reader and educator, and the founder of the Buffalo School of Elocution. She published recitations in both prose and ...
(1856–?), American dramatic reader, educator, author
*
Elizabeth Craig-McFeely
Commandant Elizabeth Craig-McFeely CB (born 27 April 1927), who served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1979 and 1982, while also acting as aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II.
Career
Elizabeth Sarah Ann Craig-McFee ...
(born 1927), British Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service
*
Elizabeth Cromwell
Elizabeth Cromwell (née Bourchier; 1598–1665) was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector.
Family and marriage
Eliz ...
(1598–1665), the wife of Oliver Cromwell and Her Highness the Lady Protector
*
Elizabeth Litchfield Cunnyngham (1831-1911), American missionary and church worker
*
Elizabeth Daily (born 1961), American actress and singer
*
Elizabeth Otis Dannelly (1838–1896), American poet
*
Elizabeth David (1913–1992), British cookery writer
*
Elizabeth Debicki (born 1990), Australian actress
*
Elizabeth Jessup Eames (1813–1856), American writer
*
Elisabeth Ebeling (1946–2020), German film and stage actress
*
Elizabeth Edwards (1949–2010), American attorney, a best-selling author and a health care activist
*
Elisabeth Erke (born 1962), Norwegian Sami educator and politician
*
Elizabeth Hawley Everett (1857-1940), American clubwoman, suffragist, author, magazine founder/editor, school principal, superindent of schools
*
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes (1897–1957), Canadian theatre activist
*
Elizabeth Filippouli, Greek journalist-turned-entrepreneur, founder of the international non-profit think tank Global Thinkers Forum
*
Elizabeth Fraser (born 1963), Scottish singer
*
Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845), English prison reformer
*
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (''née'' Stevenson; 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many st ...
(1810–1865), British novelist and short story writer
*
Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), American Broadway actress
*
Elizabeth Ayton Godwin (1817–1889), English hymnwriter, religious poet
*
Elizabeth Putnam Gordon (1851–1933), American temperance advocate, author
*
Elizabeth Greenhill (bookbinder), (1907–2006), English bookbinder
*
Elizabeth Greenwood (1873–1961), New Zealand photographer
*
Elisabeth Griffith, American historian, educator, and activist
*
Elizabeth Haigh (born 1988), Singaporean chef
*
Elizabeth Amherst Hale (1774–1826), Canadian Watercolor Artist
*
Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale (born 1983), American musician, singer, songwriter. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for
Halestorm
*
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), American philanthropist and wife of
United States founding father Alexander Hamilton
*
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert (1843–1925), American author, lecturer, reformer philanthropist
*
Elizabeth Harrower (disambiguation), several people
*
Elizabeth Haselwood (), English silversmith
*
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck (; born May 28, 1977) is an American retired television personality and talk show host. Hasselbeck rose to prominence in 2001 as a contestant on the second season of the American version of '' Survivor'', where sh ...
(born 1977), American actress
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Elizabeth Henstridge
Elizabeth Frances Henstridge (born 11 September 1987) is an English actress, model and director. She is best known for starring as Jemma Simmons in the ABC superhero action drama series '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020), set ...
(born 1987), English actress, model, and director.
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Elizabeth Hoare (1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress
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Elizabeth Holmes (born 1984), American fraudster who founded
Theranos
* Elizabeth Hulette aka
Miss Elizabeth (1960–2003), professional wrestling manager
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Elizabeth Hughes Gossett (1907–1981), daughter of American politician
Charles Evans Hughes
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Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965), British actress and model
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Elizabeth Jaranyi (1918–1998), Holocaust survivor and writer
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Elisabeth Jastrow
Elisabeth Jastrow (October 7, 1890 – September 1981) was a German-born American classical archaeologist. Her research focus included arulae (small altars).
Early life and education
Elisabeth Anna Marie Jastrow (nickname, "Ebit" or "Ebith") was b ...
(1890–1981), German-born classical archaeologist
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Elisabetta Keller (1891–1969), Swiss-Italian artist
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Elizabeth Kelly (born 1921), British actress
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Elizabeth "Ellie" Kemper (born 1980), American actress and comedian
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Elizabeth Kenny (1880–1952), Australian nurse
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Elizabeth Lail (born 1992), American actress
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Elizabeth Lambert
Penelope Williamson (born Fairbanks, Alaska, United States) is an American writer of romance novels under her real name and under the pen names Elizabeth Lambert and Penn Williamson.
Penelope Williamson lives with her husband in Idaho
...
, American writer of romance
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Elizabeth Lazebnik
Elizabeth Lazebnik is a Latvian Canadian filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, whose full-length feature debut ''Be Still (film), Be Still'' was released in 2021. The film, which premiered at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, was a Vancouv ...
, Latvian Canadian filmmaker
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Elizabeth "Betty" Washington Lewis (1733–1797), sister of George Washington
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Elizabeth A. Lynn (born 1946), American writer most known for fantasy and to a lesser extent science fiction
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Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald
Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (, Roberts; 17 February 1864 – 8 November 1922) was a Canadian writer of poetry, children's literature, essays, and short stories. She regularly contributed articles to a number of Canadian and U.S. dailies. MacDonald ...
(1864-1922), Canadian writer, suffragist
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Elisabeth MacIntyre, (1916–2004), Australian writer and illustrator
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Elizabeth Eunice Marcy (1821–1911), American author, activist, and social reformer
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Elizabeth Margosches
Elizabeth Helen Margosches is an American statistician who worked on risk assessment for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Education and career
Margosches graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1969.
After earning a master's degree ...
, American statistician
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Elisabeth Marschall (1886–1947), head nurse () at
Ravensbrück concentration camp, later executed for war crimes
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Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather (1815–1882), American writer
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Elizabeth McGovern (born 1961), American actress
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Elizabeth Meckes (1980–2020), American mathematician
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Elizabeth Miller (1878–1961), American novelist
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Elizabeth Mitchell (1972–1998), American shag dancer
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Elizabeth Monk (1898–1980), Canadian lawyer and city councillor
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Elizabeth Monroe (1768–1830), First Lady of the United States (1817–1825)
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Elizabeth "Eliza" Monroe Hay (1786–1840), American socialite
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Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995), American actress
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Elizabeth Moore (1894–1976), American local historian and preservationist
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Elizabeth Martha Olmsted
Elizabeth M. Olmsted (, Allen; December 31, 1825 – February 7, 1910) was an American poet of the long nineteenth century. Her poems were well known during the Civil War, and appeared in the newspapers and magazines of that period.
Biography
Eli ...
(1825–1910), American poet
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Elizabeth Murdoch (1909–2012), Australian philanthropist
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Elisabeth Murray
Katherine Maud Elisabeth Murray (3 December 1909 – 6 February 1998) was an English biographer and educationist. She began as an archaeological and historical researcher before accepting an invitation to become a librarian at Ashburne Hall, Un ...
(1909–1998), English biographer and educationist
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Elizabeth Mystakidou (born 1977), Greek taekwondo athlete
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Elizabeth Olsen (born 1989), American actress
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Elizabeth Perkins (born 1960), American actress
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Elizabeth Pesiridou (born 1992), Greek hurdler
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Elizabeth Power
Elizabeth Power is an English actress. Power began her career in repertory theatre and went on to appear in several West End musicals. However, she best known for her work on British television, in particular her role as Christine Hewitt in the ...
(born 1941), English actress
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Elizabeth Ramsey (1931–2015), Filipina comedian, singer, and actress
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Elizabeth Rose (died 1130), Benedictine nun at Chelles, France
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Elizabeth Lownes Rust (1835–1899), American philanthropist, humanitarian, Christian missionary
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Elizabeth Scott (1708–1776), English-American poet, hymnwriter
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Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye (1858–1923), American writer
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Elizabeth Simcoe
Dame Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe (22 September 1762 – 17 January 1850) was an English artist and diarist in colonial Canada. Her husband, John Graves Simcoe, was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Her diary gives an effective acc ...
(1762–1850), British artist and diarist, wife of John Graves Simcoe
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Elisabeth Sladen (1946–2011), English actress
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Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), American female activist and contributor for
ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...
(American Broadcasting Corporation)
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Elizabeth Willisson Stephen (1856-1925), American author
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Elizabeth Stride
Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride ( Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitech ...
(1843–1888), the third murder victim of
Jack the Ripper
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Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
(1932–2011), British-American actress
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Elizabeth Terry
Elizabeth Terry (née Bennett, born c. 1943) is an American chef who was best known as owner and head chef of the Elizabeth on 37th restaurant in Savannah, Georgia.
Early life and education
Elizabeth Terry was born in Salem, Ohio, the first of si ...
(born c. 1943), American chef
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Elizabeth Underwood (1794–1858), pioneering Australian land owner
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as ...
(born 1949), American politician and
United States Senator
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and po ...
from Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Lowe Watson (1842–1927), American lecturer, suffragist
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Elizabeth Wettlaufer (born 1967), Canadian nurse and serial killer
* Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born 1985), real name of singer
Lana Del Rey
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Elizabeth Young (author), contemporary romance writer
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Elizabeth Young (journalist) (1950–2001), literary critic and author
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Elizabeth Zachariadou (1931–2018), Greek historian
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Elizabeth Zimmerman
Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman (born April 14, 1948) is the former wife of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th President of the Philippines, and the mother of incumbent Vice President Sara Duterte.
Early life
Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman was born on in ...
(born 1948), Filipina former flight attendant and former wife of Philippine president
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
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Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910–1999), British-born knitter
Fictional characters
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Elizabeth, main character and A.I. companion in the video game ''
BioShock Infinite''
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Elizabeth, from the videogame ''
Persona 3''
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Elizabeth, a truck from the TV series ''
Thomas and Friends''
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Elizabeth, a muppet from the TV series ''
Sesame Street
''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000 ...
''
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Elizabeth Bennet, main character in the Jane Austen novel ''
Pride and Prejudice
''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...
''
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Elizabeth Johnson, main character in the FX series ''
American Horror Story: Hotel'', portrayed by
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
* Lizzy Bruin, best friend of Sister Bear from ''
The Berenstain Bears
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
''
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Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the Yellow Ranger from ''Power Rangers SPD''
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Betty DeVille, wife of Howard DeVille and mother of Phil and Lil DeVille on ''Rugrats''
* Elizabeth Jones, protagonist of the Lifetime movie ''
Reviving Ophelia''
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Elizabeth Keen, main character from the American TV series ''
The Blacklist''
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Elizabeth Lochley, main character in the 1990s science fiction TV series ''
Babylon 5'', and had appeared on the spin-off TV series ''
Crusade
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were ...
''.
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Elizabeth "Beth" March from ''
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the live ...
'' by Louisa May Alcott
* Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGuire, main character of the teen sitcom ''
Lizzie McGuire''
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Elizabeth Midford, in the anime and manga ''
Black Butler
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-ol ...
''
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Elizabeth Poldark, from the
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself ...
and two BBC television series ''
Poldark''
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Betty Rubble, wife of Barney Rubble and adoptive mother of Bamm Bamm Rubble on ''The Flintstones''
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Elizabeth Shaw, main character in Ridley Scott's movie
''Prometheus''
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Effy Stonem, main character from the British teen drama
Skins
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Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Turner (née Swann) is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) and three of its sequels, ''Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) an ...
, a main character in the film series ''
Pirates of the Caribbean''
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Elizabeth Thompson
Elizabeth Southerden Thompson (3 November 1846 – 2 October 1933), later known as Lady Butler, was a British painter who specialised in painting scenes from British military campaigns and battles, including the Crimean War and the Napoleonic ...
, main character in the anime ''
Soul Eater''
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Elizabeth Webber
Elizabeth Webber is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, played by Rebecca Herbst. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of the show's original lead character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and daug ...
, on the daytime soap opera ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after '' ...
''
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Elizabeth Liones, main character in the manga ''
The Seven Deadly Sins''
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Elizabeth Sherman, from the Hellboy comic books
* Elizabeth Harmon, protagonist of the novel
''The Queen's Gambit''
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Elizabeth 'Betsy' Braddock, from the
X-men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
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Elizabeth Weir (Stargate), main character in the TV series ''
Stargate Atlantis''
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Dr. Liz Wilson, the vet and Jon's love interest from Jim Davis's ''Garfield'' comic strip
* Elizabeth Afton, a main character from the
Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise
See also
* , an unrelated Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...
('elf-strength'), superficially similar to 'Elspeth' and several other variants of 'Elizabeth'; more often rendered as 'Elfriede', 'Elfrida' or 'Alfreda'.
References
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English feminine given names
Feminine given names
Hebrew feminine given names
Modern names of Hebrew origin