Elizabeth
/ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
Elizabeth proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
Proper noun
Elizabeth (countable and uncountable, plural Elizabeths)
- A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
- Most happy letters! framed by skilful trade, / With which that happy name was first designed, - - - / Ye three Elizabeths! for ever live, / That three such graces did unto me give.1595, Edmund Spenser, Amoretti, section LXXIV
- "Because if you say it over and over to yourself, darling, it really is a quite strange-sounding name, isn't it? It's just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called...1988 Barbara Vine ( =Ruth Rendell ), The House of Stairs, p.21
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
- A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II.
- An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
- A town in Colorado; named for a family member of John Evans, 2nd Governor of the Territory of Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Georgia senator Joseph E. Brown.
- A village in Illinois; said to be named for three early settlers all named Elizabeth.
- A town in Indiana; named for Elizabeth Lemmon Zenor, daughter-in-law of early landowner Jacob Zenor.
- A village in Allen Parish, Louisiana.
- A city in Minnesota; named for early settler Elizabeth Niggler.
- A city, the county seat of Union County, New Jersey; named for Elizabeth de Carteret, wife of George Carteret, one of two original Lords Proprietor of the Colony New Jersey.
- A borough in Pennsylvania; named for early settler Elizabeth Mackay Bayard.
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- A town, the county seat of Wirt County, West Virginia; named for early settler Elizabeth Woodyard Beauchamp.
- A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, named after Elizabeth Marcos.
- A barangay of the municipality of Leyte, province of Leyte, Philippines.
Elizabeth meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Elizabeth in Hindi
- female given name
- एलिजाबेथ elijābeth, इसाबेला isābelā
Elizabeth in Tamil
- female given name
- எலிசபெத் elicapet
Elizabeth in Bengali
- female given name
- এলিজাবেথ elijabeth
Elizabeth in Telugu
- female given name
- ఎలిజబెత్ elijabet
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- Elizabeth in Arabic
- إِلِيزَابِيث ʔilīzābīṯ, إِلِيصَابَات ʔilīṣābāt
- Elizabeth in Indonesian
- Elisabet
Examples of Elizabeth in a sentence
- It's just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called by them.1988 Barbara Vine ( =Ruth Rendell ), The House of Stairs, p.21
- No one ever called Elizabeth Tannenbaum stunning, but most men found her attractive.1993, Phillip Margolin, Gone But Not Forgotten, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 25:
Forms of Elizabeth
| plural | Elizabeths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Elisabeth |
Origin of Elizabeth
From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.
Words formed from Elizabeth
Phrases with Elizabeth
Questions about Elizabeth
- What does Elizabeth mean?
- Elizabeth means a female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
- What is Elizabeth in Hindi?
- Elizabeth in Hindi is एलिजाबेथ (elijābeth), इसाबेला (isābelā). See Elizabeth meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Elizabeth in a sentence?
- It's just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called by them.
- What part of speech is Elizabeth?
- Elizabeth is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Elizabeth?
- Elizabeth is pronounced /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Elizabeth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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