| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | My God is abundance; My God has sworn |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin: | meaning not known for sure |
| | 2 interpretations are common, with the second name element either derived from sheba (seven) or from shaba (oath): |
| | My God is seven with the number seven as symbol for abundance, thus My God is abundance |
| | or My God has sworn |
| | in the Bible Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist |
| Words: | el = God, the powerful Hebrew |
| | sheba = seven Hebrew |
| | shaba = the oath Hebrew |
| Topics: | Old Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Lisa Germany/West 1991, 1:Elsa Sweden 2015, 1:Eliska Czechia 2023, 2:Elisabeth Austria 2015, 2:Elizabeth Paraguay 2014, 2:Lilly Sweden 2016, 2:Eliise Estonia 2015, 2:Erzsébet Hungary 2014, 3:Elise Belgium 2014, 4:Lili Hungary 2014 |
| Somehow related to: | Isabella, Isaline, Lilian |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Bethli, Betina, Bettina, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elisabetha, Elischeba, Elise, Elsa, Elsbeth, Else, Elsi, Ilse, Liesa, Liesbeth, Lieschen, Liese, Liesel, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lise, Sabeth, Sissi, Sissy | |
| Italian | Betina, Betta, Bettina, Elisabetta, Elisabettina, Lisa | |
| Dutch | Betje, Els, Elza, Liesbeth, Lisa, Lize | |
| French | Elisabeth, Élise, Lisa, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lysa | |
| Portuguese | Elis, Lis | |
| English | Bessie, Bessy, Beth, Bethzy, Betsy, Betty, Elisabeth, Elissa, Eliza, Elizabeth, Elouise, Elsie, Elyssa, Libby, Liezel, Lilly, Lisa, Lissette, Lissy, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy | |
| Scandinavian | Elisabet, Liska | |
| Swiss German | Bethli | |
| Slovenian | Elizabeta, Spela | |
| Hungarian | Elizabet, Erzsébet | |
| Polish | Elzbieta | |
| Tagalog | Liezel | |
| Latvian | Elizabete | |
| Russian | Elisaveta, Yelizaveta | |
| Czech | Alzbeta, Eliska | |
| Estonian | Eliise, Liisa | |
| Welsh | Bethan | |
| Greek | Elisabeth | |
| Hebrew | Elisheba | |
| Icelandic | Elísa, Elísabet, Elísabeth | |
| Georgian | Elizaveta, Lizi | |
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| Name variants: 84 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
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| Alzbeta | Czech |
| Bessie | English |
| Bessy | English |
| Beth | English |
| Bethan | Welsh |
| Bethli | German, Swiss German |
| Bethzy | English |
| Betina | German, Italian |
| Betje | Dutch |
| Betsy | English |
| Betta | Italian |
| Bettina | German, Italian |
| Betty | English |
| Eliise | Estonian |
| Elis | Portuguese |
| Elisa | German |
| Elísa | Icelandic |
| Elisabet | Scandinavian |
| Elísabet | Icelandic |
| Elisabeth | German, French, English, Greek |
| Elísabeth | Icelandic |
| Elisabetha | German |
| Elisabetta | Italian |
| Elisabettina | Italian |
| Elisaveta | Russian |
| Elischeba | German |
| Elise | German |
| Élise | French |
| Elisheba | Hebrew |
| Eliska | Czech |
| Elissa | English |
| Eliza | English |
| Elizabet | Hungarian |
| Elizabeta | Slovenian |
| Elizabete | Latvian |
| Elizabeth | English |
| Elizaveta | Georgian |
| Elouise | English |
| Els | Dutch |
| Elsa | German |
| Elsbeth | German |
| Else | German |
| Elsi | German |
| Elsie | English |
| Elyssa | English |
| Elza | Dutch |
| Elzbieta | Polish |
| Erzsébet | Hungarian |
| Ilse | German |
| Libby | English |
| Liesa | German |
| Liesbeth | German, Dutch |
| Lieschen | German |
| Liese | German |
| Liesel | German |
| Liezel | English, Tagalog |
| Liisa | Estonian |
| Lili | German |
| Lilli | German |
| Lilly | English |
| Lis | Portuguese |
| Lisa | German, Italian, Dutch, English, French |
| Lisbeth | German |
| Lise | German, French |
| Lisette | French |
| Liska | Scandinavian |
| Lison | French |
| Lissette | English |
| Lissy | English |
| Liz | English |
| Liza | English |
| Lizbeth | English |
| Lize | Dutch |
| Lizeth | English |
| Lizette | English |
| Lizi | Georgian |
| Lizzie | English |
| Lizzy | English |
| Lysa | French |
| Sabeth | German |
| Sissi | German |
| Sissy | German |
| Spela | Slovenian |
| Yelizaveta | Russian |
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