a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth · Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (r. 1952–2022) · Elizabeth (biblical character)
köken: Borrowed from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). The initial El- was lost probably because it was mistaken for el, an article.
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist. · a female given name
köken: From Swedish Elisabet, equivalent to English Elizabeth, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ, literally “my God is an oath”).
—Sinun ei pidä ajatella sitä, Elisabet, sanoi hän,—Elisabet sanassa oli vadelmatäytteisen karamellin maku—
From Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). The initial El- was lost probably because it was mistaken for an article. Doublet of Elizabete