Elizabeth
Origin of the name Elizabeth:
Derived from the Hebrew elīsheba' (God is my oath). The name is borne in the Bible by a kinswoman of the Virgin Mary and mother of John the Baptist.
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My name is Elizabeth. I am creative, strong, and very happy with my name.
i like my name-elizabeth. it's normal enough and a bunch of great people have shared my name and it makes me feel like i have some sort of connection with them.
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Beth, Bess, Betsy/Betsey, Betty, Bette, Bit, Bitsy, Biz, Buffy, Eliza, Elle, Ellie/Elly, Eli, Elsie, Elsa, Effy, Izzy, Liz, Lisa, Liza, Lizbeth, Lise, Liddy, Libby, Lizzy/Lizzie, Libbii, Elsbietta, Billis, Elly, Beezie, Lissa
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Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist, In Luke 1:36 it says 'Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37For nothing is impossible with God."'
- Famous real-life people named Elizabeth: | Edit
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet
Elizabeth Berkley, actress
Elizabeth Hurley, actress
Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater
Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
Elizabeth Taylor, actress
Elizabeth Perkins, actress
Elisabeth Shue, actress
Elizabeth Mitchell, actress
Elizabeth Ashley, actress
Elizabeth Fry, British prison reformer
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons, mother of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman doctor- Elizabeth in song, story & screen: | Edit
Elizabeth Bennett, character in "Pride and Prejudice"
Elizabeth "Beth" March, character in "Little Women"
Elizabeth Swann, character in "The Pirates of the Carribean" trilogy
Elizabeth Walton, character in the 1970s television show "The Waltons"
Elizabeth, Statler Brothers 1982"Beth" by Kiss
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Global Popularity of the Name Elizabeth
- #9 in United States
- #20 in Canada (Alberta)
- #20 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #24 in Canada (Ontario)
- #28 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #36 in England
- #38 in Canada (Quebec)
- #43 in Australia (Victoria)
- #63 in Ireland
- #68 in Scotland
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