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Where does “Betsy” come from?

Betsy (Tagalog) comes from English Betsy, from English Elizabeth, from Middle English Elizabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Betsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBetsy—
2EnglishElizabeth—
3Middle EnglishElizabeth—
4Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
5Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
6Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
7Hebrewשמואל—
8Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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