Meaning & History
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.
Related Names
VariantsBess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Elea, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Elly, Elsie, Elyse, Leesa, Lenora, Lenore, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Nell, Nelle, Nora, Norah, Tetty, Leanora
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Zabel, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene, Elixabete(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elena, Eleonora, Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet, Helena(Catalan) Elizabeta, Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Alžběta, Helena, Ilona, Izabela, Alena, Elen, Elena, Eliška, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka, Liliana(Czech) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elna, Else, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi, Nora(Danish) Eleonora, Elisabeth, Heleen, Helena, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Eline, Elise, Ellen, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Heleentje, Ilse, Isa, Lena, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize, Noor, Noortje, Nora(Dutch) Elena, Eliisabet, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Elo, Heli, Helle, Leena, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Elisabet, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Isabella, Eleonoora, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Elsi, Heleena, Heli, Iisa, Leena, Lena, Liisa, Liisi, Nelli, Noora(Finnish) Aliénor, Eléonore, Élisabeth, Hélène, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Léna, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lys, Nelly(French) Bet, Elske(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elene, Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Lena, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elena, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Isabel, Isabelle, Lore, Alena, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Hella, Ilka, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Nora, Tina(German) Elena, Eleni, Eleonora, Elisavet, Lena, Liza(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Eleonóra, Elizabet, Erzsébet, Heléna, Ilona, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Ella, Elza, Erzsi, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Nóra, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Helena, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Léan, Sibéal(Irish) Elena, Eleonora, Elisabetta, Ileana, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Leonora, Liana, Liliana, Lisa, Nora, Norina(Italian) Eleonora, Elīna, Elizabete, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Jeļizaveta, Elēna, Elīza, Elza, Ilze, Ina, Liene, Līna, Nora(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elena, Eleonora, Elžbieta, Ilona, Izabelė, Jelena, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elena, Elisaveta, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elna, Elsa, Else, Helle, Lena, Lene, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Nora(Norwegian) Alienòr, Isabèl(Occitan) Eleonora, Elżbieta, Helena, Ilona, Izabela, Izabella, Ela, Eliza, Helenka, Iza, Lena, Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Helena, Isabel, Leonor, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Lena, Liana, Liliana(Portuguese) Eliza, Izabel, Lílian(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elena, Elisabeta, Ileana, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza, Ilinca, Lenuța, Liana, Liliana(Romanian) Elena, Eleonora, Elizaveta, Yelena, Yelizaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Liza, Lizaveta, Nelli, Nelya(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Eilionoir, Iseabail, Beileag, Eilidh, Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Jelena, Jelisaveta, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Alžbeta, Elena, Eleonóra, Helena, Izabela, Alena, Eliška, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Elizabeta, Helena, Izabela, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Iza, Jelka, Špela(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Isabel, Leonor, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela, Liliana, Nora(Spanish) Elsy, Lizbeth(Spanish (Latin American)) Eleonor, Eleonora, Elin, Elina, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elna, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lena, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Nellie, Nelly, Nora(Swedish) Eleonora, Olena, Yelyzaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin, Bethan(Welsh)
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