Group info: About Elizabeth, the group of names with the same origin as Beth | 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 2022, 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 |
Old/original forms: | Elisheba Hebrew |
Name variants: | Alzbeta, Bessie, Bessy, Beth, Bethan, Bethli, Bethzy, Betina, Betje, Betsy, Betta, Bettina, Betty, Eliise, Elis, Elisa, Elísa, Elisabet, Elísabet, Elisabeth, Elísabeth, Elisabetha, Elisabetta, Elisabettina, Elisaveta, Elischeba, Elise, Élise, Eliska, Elissa, Eliza, Elizabet, Elizabeta, Elizabete, Elizabeth, Elizaveta, Els, Elsa, Elsbeth, Else, Elsi, Elsie, Elyssa, Elza, Elzbieta, Erzsébet, Ilse, Libby, Liesa, Liesbeth, Lieschen, Liese, Liesel, Liezel, Liisa, Lili, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lise, Lisette, Liska, Lison, Lissette, Lissy, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lize, Lizeth, Lizette, Lizi, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lysa, Sabeth, Sissi, Sissy, Spela, Yelizaveta Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Beth | Series | Graph | Rankings |
England+Wales decades | | 1994 76 |
Scotland | Graph | 2020 178, 2019 175, 2018 140, 2017 108, 2016 153, 2015 93, 2014 104, 2013 95, 2012 78, 2011 71, 2010 75, 2009 62, 2008 56, 2007 59, 2006 52, 2005 50, 2004 45, 2003 42, 2002 50, 2001 37, 2000 32, 1999 52, 1998 55 |
USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 705, 1980-1989 192, 1970-1979 110, 1960-1969 66 |
USA yearly | Graph | 1997 857, 1996 835, 1995 725, 1994 673, 1993 645 |
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