Behind the Name: Comments for the name Elżbieta

Comments for ELŻBIETA:

In Polish, the "z" in this name is supposed to have a little dot over it. I have heard this name pronounced "Elzh-bYEH-tah."

-- Jordania 7/26/2005

The sound "¿" is pronounced like "s" in words: pleasure or vision.

-- ania24 4/9/2006

A short form is Ela - which is pronounced like "Ella".

-- ADT 6/19/2006

I know a woman named Elzbieta (sorry, I don't know how to do the dot over the Z) and my mom (Elizabeth) and she were comparing the differences. The only letter that they have different is the "h" in Elizabeth.

-- sqirrlie 4/28/2007

Elźbieta Richenza (1th September 1286 - 18th October 1335) - Daughter of Polish king Przemysl II and his wife Richenza of Sweden.

-- Maggie_Simpson 6/28/2007

Also a Lithuanian name, featured by the Teta Elzbieta (Aunt Elizabeth) in "The Jungle", a classic from the 1930s. [noted -ed]

-- mhavril39 2/1/2008

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