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Eliza

Pronunciation: eh-LIY-zə (key)

Origin of the name Eliza:

Short form of Elizabeth (God is my oath) that is now commonly bestowed as an independent given name. Eliza Dolittle was the name of the central character in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (1913), on which the popular musical and film My Fair Lady is based.

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Beautiful, Fun-loving, cute girl.

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My baby girl is named Eliza. She is such a joy!

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My name is Eliza, and I get plenty of compliments on it, but I have also had people say things like "You know Eliza is a really dorky name, right?" and I'm continually being called "Liza."

Nicknames for Eliza: | Edit

Liza, Liz, Ellie, Eli, Lizzie, Lilibet

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Famous real-life people named Eliza: | Edit

Lady Eliza Lopes, granddaughter of Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall
Eliza Dushku, Armenian-American actress
Eliza R. Snow, second president of the Mormon Relief Society and prolific poet
Eliza Frakes, daughter of Genie Francis and Jonathan Frakes

Eliza in song, story & screen: | Edit

Eliza Doolittle, character in "My Fair Lady"
Eliza Thornberry, character in "The Wild Thornberries"
Eliza, heroine of classic novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Bennett, heroine of "Pride and Prejudice" went by Eliza to friends and neighbors

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