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Baby Name Elizabeth |
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Meaning of Elizabeth - What does the name Elizabeth means? |
Pronunciation: |
ee-liz-ah-beth | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Welsh |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Hebrew elisheba' (God is my oath). The name is borne in the Bible by a kinswoman of the Virgin Mary and mother of John the Baptist. In the British Isles, the name has remained popular by its association with the queen mother (b. 1900), the former Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and her daughter Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926) |
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English, Irish, Hebrew, Scottish, Welsh |
Variants: | Elisabeth. | Shortened forms: | Beth, Elisa; Bethan (Welsh) |
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