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Elizabeth

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
  Synonym: Elizabeth II

Meaning #2: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded the Catholic Mary I and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
  Synonym: Elizabeth I

 
 
Wikipedia: Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Gender Female
Meaning "My God is an oath"
"My God is abundance"
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" or perhaps "my God is abundance."

Saints (from whom other Elizabeths are namesakes)


Elizabeth is also the name of:

Empresses

Queens regnant of England and the United Kingdom

Two Belgian princesses and (future) queens of the Belgians

Many queens of various countries

Other royal women

Music

Places

Australia
South Africa
United States
See also various places named Elizabethtown.

Films

Cuisine

Nicknames for Elizabeth

Derived from Elizabeth are many short forms and nicknames used in English-speaking countries including:

  • Babeth
  • Babette
  • Bee
  • Bess
  • Bessie
  • Bet
  • Beth
  • Bethanne
  • Bethany
  • Bethey
  • Isabel
  • Izabel
  • Izzie
  • Izzy
  • Jane
  • Janet
  • June
  • Lib
  • Libby
  • Lidabet
  • Lies
  • Liesel
  • Lili
  • Lily
  • Lisa
  • Lisbet
  • Lisbeth
  • Liz
  • Liza
  • Lizabeth
  • Lizbee
  • Lizine
  • Lizz
  • Lizzette
  • Lizzie
  • Lizzy
  • Tetty
  • Tibby
  • Zabe
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