Where does “Elizabeth” come from?
Elizabeth (Middle English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Ancestry of “Elizabeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 3 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 4 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
Words derived from “Elizabeth”