Elizabeth
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| Pronunciation | iːlɪzæbɛθ |
| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | "My God is an oath" "My God is abundance" |
| Region of Origin | Worldwide |
| Origin | Hebrew via Greek |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Elizabeth |
Elizabeth or Elisabeth is the Greek form Ελισ(σ)άβετ Elis(s)avet of the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning "my God is an oath," "my God is abundance," "God's promise," or "oath of God."
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- Elizabeth (Biblical person), the mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament
- St. Elizabeth of Portugal, "Queen Saint Elizabeth"
- St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first canonized American saint
- St. Elizabeth of Schonau
- St. Elizabeth Rose
- St. Elizabeth the Holy New Martyr (Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna)
- St. Elizabeth Jones of Juneau, 4th Duchess of Canterbury
Elizabeth was the daughter of king Henry the VIII she was the most powerful ruler of England
- Elizabeth of Russia
- Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, also known as Empress Elisabeth or Sissi; her life being told in Elisabeth (musical)
- Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia; born as Princess Louise of Baden and took the name Elizaveta Alexeievna upon her conversion to the Russian Orthodox Church
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, as Empress of India, the wife of the King-Emperor George VI of the United Kingdom
- Elisabeth, consort of Emperor Charles VI
- Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, oldest child of heir apparent Philippe of Belgium
- Elisabeth Gabriele of Bavaria, spouse of King Albert I of Belgium
- See Queen Elizabeth for a partial listing
- Elizabeth I of Bohemia, Bohemian princess and philosopher
- Elizabeth II of Bohemia
- Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England, the "Winter Queen" of Bohemia, and grandmother of George I of Great Britain
- Elizabeth of York (1466–1503), the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England
- Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
- Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840), daughter of George III
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560–1614), niece of the Polish King Stephen Báthory; Transylvanian countess and murderess
- Elisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France, sister of Louis XVI of France, also known as Madame Elisabeth
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- Australia
- South Africa
- United States
- Elizabeth, Colorado
- Elizabeth, Illinois
- Elizabeth, Indiana
- Elizabeth, Louisiana
- Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth, West Virginia
- Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- Lake Elizabeth Township, Minnesota
- Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Elizabethton, Tennessee
- See also various places named Elizabethtown.
- Elizabeth (telenovela), 1980
- Elizabeth (film), 1998
- Elizabethtown (film), 2005
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007
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Derived from Elizabeth are many short forms and nicknames used in English-speaking countries including:
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