Etymology

Elisabeth

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Today it means: The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ ← Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromאֱלִישֶׁבַע“my God is an oath”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘλισάβετ
  3. English todayElisabeth

The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ all →

Elizabethisabel

Hebrewאֱלִישֶׁבַע all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.