Meaning & History
Diminutive of Elizabeth. The 16th-century Queen Elizabeth I was known as Good Queen Bess.
Related Names
VariantsBessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsie, Elyse, Leesa, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty
Other Languages & CulturesZabel (Armenian) Elixabete (Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth (Biblical) Elisabet (Biblical Greek) Elisheva (Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth (Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet (Bulgarian) Elisabet (Catalan) Elizabeta, Ela (Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Eliška, Liliana (Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Betina, Bettina, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Elsebeth, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi (Danish) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize (Dutch) Eliisabet, Eliise, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu (Estonian) Elisabet, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi (Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lyliane, Lys (French) Bet, Elske (Frisian) Sabela (Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza (Georgian) Elisabeth, Elsbeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elly, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Tina (German) Elisavet, Liza (Greek) Elikapeka (Hawaiian) Elisheva (Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Zsóka (Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Elísa, Elsa (Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal (Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Liliana, Lisa (Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Elīza, Elza, Ilze (Latvian) Bet (Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Elzė (Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Elizabeta, Beti, Veta (Macedonian) Ealisaid (Manx) Ibb (Medieval English) Isabeau (Medieval French) Isabel (Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss (Norwegian) Isabèl (Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Ela, Eliza, Iza, Liliana, Lilianna (Polish) Isabel, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Liana, Liliana (Portuguese) Eliza, Isabele, Izabel, Lílian (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza, Liana, Liliana (Romanian) Elizaveta, Izabella, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta (Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag, Lileas (Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ela, Jela (Serbian) Alžbeta, Izabela, Eliška (Slovak) Elizabeta, Izabela, Ela, Iza, Špela (Slovene) Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela, Liliana (Spanish) Elsy, Lizbeth (Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise (Swedish) Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta (Ukrainian) Bethan (Welsh)
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Entry updated May 26, 2026