Meaning & History
Probably originally a diminutive of Elizabeth. It may also be considered an elaborated form of Lily, from the Latin word for "lily" lilium. This name has been used in England since the 16th century.
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, Lillia, Lilliana, Lillie, Lilly, Lily, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty
Other Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja(Croatian) Alžběta, Liliana, Eliška(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilli, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, 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, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Lilja(Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli(Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Liliane, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette(French) Bet, Elske, Lys(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Lilli, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Lile, Sibéal(Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Lilija, Elīza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Liljana, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza, Iza(Polish) Isabel, Liliana, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Isabela, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Liliana, Eliza, Liana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ljiljana, Ela, Jela, Ljilja(Serbian) Alžbeta, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Špela(Slovene) Isabel, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Isa, Isabela(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilly, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)
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Name Days
Norway: September 16
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