Elizabeþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Elisabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”).

Proper noun

Elizabeþ f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth
  2. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
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