Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /e.ˈliː.zə/ (German) eh-LEE-seh (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish) /eː.ˈli.zə/ (Dutch) /ɪ.ˈlis/ (English) /ˈiː.liːs/ (English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Short form of Elizabeth.
Related Names
VariantsBettina, Elisa, Ella, Elli, Elly, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth (German) Eli, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss (Norwegian) Betina, Bettina, Eli, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi (Danish) Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise (Swedish) Eliisa, Elisa, Ella, Elsi, Liisa, Liisi (Finnish) Betje, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa, Lize (Dutch)
DiminutiveTina (German)
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) Eliisabet, Eliise, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu (Estonian) Élisabeth, Élise, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Isabeau, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lyliane, Lys (French) Bet, Elske (Frisian) Sabela (Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liza (Georgian) 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) 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)) Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta (Ukrainian) Bethan (Welsh)
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Entry updated December 23, 2025