Elizabeth

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
  • suburb of city, Adelaide Australia (country) ; named for {{w Elizabeth II}}.
  • locale US (country).

Origin

  • From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, a transliteration of the Old Testament Ancient Hebrew אלישבע. See El and שבועה.

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