Meaning & History
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Related Names
VariantsBess, Bessie, 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, 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 July 2, 2008