Meaning For The Name Elizabeth

What does elizabeth mean and history.

Meaning for the name elizabeth. In hebrew it comes from elisheba and can mean oath of god god is satisfaction god is bountiful or god of plenty. See the browse by form menu for a long list of el names. Derived from greek πέτρος petros meaning stone.

It is also means oath seven. Elisheva is the hebrew variation and elisabet is the greek. Related names via אל el.

Elizabeth is a name with biblical hebrew origins. Elizabeth was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the united states in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the united states for the past 100 years. Barsabbas bathsheba beersheba beth ashbea elisheba jehosheba sheba the name elizabeth in the bible.

From ἐλισάβετ elisabet the greek form of the hebrew name א ל יש ב ע elisheva meaning my god is an oath derived from the roots א ל referring to the hebrew god and ש ב ע meaning oath. Elizabeth is derived from the hebrew name elisheva formed by the components el meaning god and shava oath in the bible elizabeth was the mother of john the baptist and two of england s most notable queens have been elizabeth i and ii. Elizabeth is from the hebrew language meaning gods promice.

Elizabeth name meaning and history. Via שבע shaba. Biblicaly this name means god powerful.

Meaning god is an oath god of oathing god of seven etymology from 1 the word אל el god and 2 the word שבע shaba either seven or to swear. Elizabeth is a very prominent first name for women 5 out of 4276 top 1 and also a very prominent surname for all people 39378 out of 150436 top 26. Census elizabeth reached its top rank of 4 in the u s.