Elisabeth
English
proper noun
Definitions
- The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures; called Elizabeth in some English translations of the Bible.
- a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ borrowed from Hebrew (modern) אלישבע (my God is an oath).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
אלישבע
Gloss
my God is an oath
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elizabeth English
- Elisabeth Latin
- Ἐλισάβετ Ancient Greek
- 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 Gothic
- אֱלִישֶׁבַע Hebrew (modern)
- אלישבע Hebrew (modern)
- Elisabet Old Portuguese
- אֱלִישֶׁבַע hbo